The Effect of AI Gamification on Students’ Engagement and Academic Achievement in Malaysia: SEM Analysis Perspectives

Gamification and Artificial Intelligence (AI) have transformed the educational environment, offering innovative approaches to enhance student engagement and learning outcomes. By using the power of gamification and AI, educators can create immersive, personalized, and interactive learning experience...

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Main Authors: Nisar Ahmed Dahri, Noraffandy Yahaya, Waleed Mugahed Al-Rahmi, Latifah Almuqren, Abeer S. Almgren, Abdulrahman Alshimai, Ahmad Samed Al-Adwan
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Waleed Mugahed Al-Rahmi
Latifah Almuqren
Abeer S. Almgren
Abdulrahman Alshimai
Ahmad Samed Al-Adwan
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description Gamification and Artificial Intelligence (AI) have transformed the educational environment, offering innovative approaches to enhance student engagement and learning outcomes. By using the power of gamification and AI, educators can create immersive, personalized, and interactive learning experiences that increase motivation, participation, and academic achievement. This study investigates the relationships between gamification, artificial intelligence, student engagement, and achievement in educational contexts. A quantitative approach was employed, combining online surveys and structural equation modeling (SEM) analysis with 290 students from Malaysia. SEM analysis was performed using SmartPLS 4 software. The findings reveal significant positive relationships between gamification and student achievement, gamification and student engagement, gamification and artificial intelligence, and AI with both student engagement and achievement. Furthermore, student engagement was found to influence student achievement positively. The study’s implications suggest that educators and instructional designers should adopt these technologies to create intelligent, interactive, and personalized learning environments. Future research directions include exploring long-term effects and contextual factors influencing student outcomes to promote student success in the digital age. However, the study is limited to a single country context (Malaysia), and relies on self-reported survey data, which may influence generalizability and introduce potential biases.
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spelling doaj-art-7e5969a85e344b72a0a0a281d5029cc02025-08-20T02:20:23ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362025-01-0113707917081010.1109/ACCESS.2025.356056710964191The Effect of AI Gamification on Students’ Engagement and Academic Achievement in Malaysia: SEM Analysis PerspectivesNisar Ahmed Dahri0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9813-5709Noraffandy Yahaya1Waleed Mugahed Al-Rahmi2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0980-7439Latifah Almuqren3Abeer S. Almgren4Abdulrahman Alshimai5Ahmad Samed Al-Adwan6Faculty of Educational Sciences and Technology (FEST), University Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru, MalaysiaFaculty of Educational Sciences and Technology (FEST), University Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru, MalaysiaDepartment of Management Information System, College of Business Administration, Dar Al Uloom University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Information Systems, College of Computer and Information Sciences, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Visual Arts, College of Arts, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Management Information System, College of Business Administration, Dar Al Uloom University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Business Technology, Hourani Center for Applied Scientific Research, Business School, Al-Ahliyya Amman University, Amman, JordanGamification and Artificial Intelligence (AI) have transformed the educational environment, offering innovative approaches to enhance student engagement and learning outcomes. By using the power of gamification and AI, educators can create immersive, personalized, and interactive learning experiences that increase motivation, participation, and academic achievement. This study investigates the relationships between gamification, artificial intelligence, student engagement, and achievement in educational contexts. A quantitative approach was employed, combining online surveys and structural equation modeling (SEM) analysis with 290 students from Malaysia. SEM analysis was performed using SmartPLS 4 software. The findings reveal significant positive relationships between gamification and student achievement, gamification and student engagement, gamification and artificial intelligence, and AI with both student engagement and achievement. Furthermore, student engagement was found to influence student achievement positively. The study’s implications suggest that educators and instructional designers should adopt these technologies to create intelligent, interactive, and personalized learning environments. Future research directions include exploring long-term effects and contextual factors influencing student outcomes to promote student success in the digital age. However, the study is limited to a single country context (Malaysia), and relies on self-reported survey data, which may influence generalizability and introduce potential biases.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10964191/Artificial intelligenceeducationgamificationhuman-AI collaborationpersonalized learningstudent engagement
spellingShingle Nisar Ahmed Dahri
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Waleed Mugahed Al-Rahmi
Latifah Almuqren
Abeer S. Almgren
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Ahmad Samed Al-Adwan
The Effect of AI Gamification on Students’ Engagement and Academic Achievement in Malaysia: SEM Analysis Perspectives
IEEE Access
Artificial intelligence
education
gamification
human-AI collaboration
personalized learning
student engagement
title The Effect of AI Gamification on Students’ Engagement and Academic Achievement in Malaysia: SEM Analysis Perspectives
title_full The Effect of AI Gamification on Students’ Engagement and Academic Achievement in Malaysia: SEM Analysis Perspectives
title_fullStr The Effect of AI Gamification on Students’ Engagement and Academic Achievement in Malaysia: SEM Analysis Perspectives
title_full_unstemmed The Effect of AI Gamification on Students’ Engagement and Academic Achievement in Malaysia: SEM Analysis Perspectives
title_short The Effect of AI Gamification on Students’ Engagement and Academic Achievement in Malaysia: SEM Analysis Perspectives
title_sort effect of ai gamification on students x2019 engagement and academic achievement in malaysia sem analysis perspectives
topic Artificial intelligence
education
gamification
human-AI collaboration
personalized learning
student engagement
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10964191/
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