Gamification as a tool for supporting Entrepreneurship Education in South Africa

Abstract

The significance of entrepreneurship as a vital economic factor has tremendously burgeoned in the past decades as it aided in curbing the impact of unemployment and the global economic downturn. With its scope proliferating in every field, educational institutions have started incorporating it into their learning system as Entrepreneurship Education (EE). To enhance the effectiveness of EE, educators are employing diverse strategies. Among these techniques, gamification is seen as a major one. Gamification as a tool uses game-based design in non-game settings, making it a captivating practice which helps improve students’ engagement in innovative learning.

The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of game-based learning on entrepreneurship education in South Africa. The required data is collected from an Entrepreneurship Education Foundation based in South Africa, which aims to foster a community of responsible entrepreneurs and collaborates with beneficiaries who study in secondary as well as tertiary educational institutions.

The collected data is interrogated using quantitative analysis for further interpretation and the results suggest that gaming, when used as a tool for entrepreneurship education, increases the chances of an individual becoming an entrepreneur