Quizizz-based gamification improved word memorization over traditional methods for intermediate learners¶

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Evidence · 1 study · quant-synthesis r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2025 · checked against its sources 2026-10-20 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Intermediate-level students using the Quizizz platform memorized new words better than learners under traditional methods, with feedback and reward features seen as vital. → A. Pradheepa 2025

Evidence¶

A. Pradheepa 2025¶

A. Pradheepa, K. Gurusamy & T. Pushpanathan. (2025). The role of language games in enhancing vocabulary acquisition: A meta-analysis. Australian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.29140/ajal.v8n1.2073

q2 · i? · quant-synthesis · r2

The review reports, citing Mirzoyeva and Gurbanova (2021), a study of an online gamification platform with intermediate English students in which Quizizz users showed better memorization than traditionally taught learners; no effect size is printed.

"students who adopted the use of Quizizz (Interactive Learning Platform) had better memorization of new words than learners who were under normal traditional methods of learning"

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Vocabulary — outcome: instruction changes it

Related Claims¶

• Classroom testing (quizzing) significantly boosts student academic achievement to a medium extent (g = 0.499). — the general claim this finding bears on, with the studies behind it

• Gamification has small positive effects on cognitive, motivational and behavioral learning outcomes — the general claim this finding bears on, with the studies behind it

• In one mixed-methods study of university students, reported in a review, gamified vocabulary learning gave better test results, motivation and satisfaction than traditional instruction — related
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• Gamified design and interactive AI features sustain learners' motivation for oral practice (Motivational Propensity Pathway) — related
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