A Real Escape Gamification Teaching Activity Integrated with Situated Learning and Multi-dimensional Scaffolding for Elementary School Social Studies Course

The study aimed to design a real escape gamification teaching activity for elementary school social studies education. The teaching objectives is to guide students to learn and understand the culture and history of their hometown. The teaching activity uses slides and learning sheets to present situation with challenging tasks, and offers clues and opportunity for learners to participate problem-solving process in the real world. A total of 25 elementary school students were recruited to participate in the current research. The students were required to search information and answer the questions on the Internet via mobile devices. The results revealed that this learning activity enhanced students' learning performance, flow state, and game acceptance in social education.