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게이미피케이션은 현대 교육 분야에서 주목할 만한 혁신으로 부상했으나, 교육자의 전문적 주체성 실천에 미치는 영향에 대해서는 아직 충분히 연구되지 않았다. 따라서 Kahoot과 같은 온라인 게이미피케이션 애플리케이션이 고등교육 맥락에서 교육자들이 자신의 전문적 자아를 인식하고, 이해하며, 실천하는 역동적인 방식을 어떻게 형성하는지에 대해서는 알려진 바가 거의 없다. 이 질적 연구는 ‘알기(epistemological)’, ‘존재하기(ontological)’, ‘행동하기(praxiological)’라는 삼분법적 틀을 채택하여, 중동 지역 한 대학의 강사 10명을 대상으로 시각적 유도 인터뷰와 원격 관찰을 실시했다. 분석 결과, 교육자의 주체성을 형성하는 세 가지 주요 주제가 드러났는데, 바로 퀴즈 콘텐츠를 제작하고 공유하는 것, 기관 문화에 순응하는 것, 그리고 게임화된 학습을 통해 학생들을 유아화하는 것이었다. 연구 결과는 카후트가 이들 교육자들이 자신의 전문적 역할을 인식하고 수행하는 방식에 영향을 미쳐, 그들이 창의적인 콘텐츠 개발자이자 기관의 방향에 부합하는 실무자로 자리매김할 수 있게 했음을 시사하는 한편, 고등교육 맥락에서 적절한 교육적 접근 방식에 대한 우려도 제기한다. 본 연구는 게임화 애플리케이션이 고등교육에서 전문적 주체성을 어떻게 능동적으로 형성할 수 있는지를 보여주며, 성공적인 게임화를 위해서는 기관 차원의 지원과 교육자의 주체성 모두를 신중하게 고려해야 함을 강조한다. 또한, 이 연구 결과는 전문성 개발, 기관 정책, 그리고 현대 고등교육의 다양한 문화적 맥락에서 게임화를 신중하게 통합하는 데 중요한 시사점을 제공한다.
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Natalie-Jane Howard: Conceptualization, Methodology, Investigation, Writing – Original Draft. Elizabeth J. Cook: Writing – Review & Editing, Visualization. All authors have read and approved the final version of this manuscript.
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We would like to sincerely thank the participants in this study and the anonymous reviewers for their time and helpful feedback. Ethical Statement As this study involved human participants, ethical approval was obtained from the research site’s institutional review board prior to data collection. All participants received a detailed information sheet and provided written permission by signing a consent form, for both interviews and observations. The participants were informed they could relinquish their consent at any time if they felt uncomfortable or did not wish to continue.
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