Özet:

In the transfer of information, concepts, skills and values in the content of social studies curricula, direct expression or indoctrination methods are often used. Considering the importance of enriching educational environments with different methods, techniques and materials, it is thought that gamification can be an alternative method in teaching these knowledge, concepts, skills and values included in the social studies curriculum. In the research, it is aimed to reveal the effect of gamification use in social studies education on students' motivation towards the course, their academic success and, permanence. In this direction, the subject of "Journey to History", which is in the "Culture and Heritage" learning area of the social studies lesson, was gamified by adhering to the gamification design principles. The research was carried out in a public secondary school located in Sarıçam district of Adana province in the 2021-2022 academic year. The sample of the research consists of 44 students in two branches, which were determined by random assignment from among the 5th grade branches. In the study, which was designed with a quasi-experimental design with pretest posttest control group, one of the quantitative research methods, the data were collected through the social studies course motivation scale and the academic achievement test developed by the researcher. SPSS package program was used in the analysis of the data. In the experimental process, which lasted for about 6 weeks, the lessons were carried out with the control group as prescribed by the current curriculum, while the experimental group was carried out with gamification applications. The data obtained as a result of the research show that gamification significantly increases the academic success, general motivation of students in social studies courses and the permanence.

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