METACOGNITIVE LEARNING: SKILLS DEVELOPMENT THROUGH GAMIFICATION AT THE STELLENBOSCH LEARNING FACTORY AS A CASE STUDY

Authors

  • Mieke Henning Department of Industrial Engineering, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
  • Devon Hagedorn-Hansen Department of Industrial Engineering, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
  • Konrad Von Leipzig Department of Industrial Engineering, Stellenbosch University, South Africa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7166/28-3-1845

Abstract

South Africa has a high-cost, low-performance education system, which ultimately leads to unemployment and a skill shortage in the country. In order to bridge the skill shortage gap at a tertiary level, the Stellenbosch Learning Factory (SLF) was established. Learning factories involve experiential learning in a production environment through ‘learning by doing’. Gamification, one of the teaching methods used in the SLF, is investigated as a possible answer to South Africa’s educational problems. Learning factories can be used to train employees: the knowledge transfer resulting from real production conditions is favoured because process improvements can be implemented or practised without any real production downtime. The aim of this study was to determine the learning contribution of the games implemented at the SLF. This was accomplished by developing a three-dimensional matrix that employs a revised version of Bloom’s taxonomy to measure the learning success of the educational games at the SLF.

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Author Biographies

Mieke Henning, Department of Industrial Engineering, Stellenbosch University, South Africa

Enrolled for an M Eng (Industrial) degree in the Department of Industrial Engineering

Devon Hagedorn-Hansen, Department of Industrial Engineering, Stellenbosch University, South Africa

Jnr Lecturer at Industrial Engineering Department

Konrad Von Leipzig, Department of Industrial Engineering, Stellenbosch University, South Africa

Senior Lecturer at Industrial Engineering Department

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Published

2017-11-22

How to Cite

Henning, M., Hagedorn-Hansen, D., & Von Leipzig, K. (2017). METACOGNITIVE LEARNING: SKILLS DEVELOPMENT THROUGH GAMIFICATION AT THE STELLENBOSCH LEARNING FACTORY AS A CASE STUDY. The South African Journal of Industrial Engineering, 28(3), 105–112. https://doi.org/10.7166/28-3-1845

Issue

Vol. 28 No. 3 (2017)

Section

General Articles

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