Isabella Aura
About me
My research interests lie primarily in the utilization of gameful and playful methods in educational contexts with children and youth. As for my background, I am a Master of Arts (Education) and I've worked as an early childhood teacher.
My dissertation examined specifically gamification and storification employed in learning environments and in pedagogy. Among other practitioners, I have collaborated with Junior Achievement Finland to investigate the gamefulness of Yrityskylä Primary School and how it effects 6th graders' learning and 21st century skills.
I am glad to give lectures or provide consultation on gamification/storification of education, so please feel free to contact me via email or phone and let's talk more!
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Research topics
Gamification, storification, education
Research unit
Research fields
Education, game studies, interactive media
Selected publications
Aura, I., Hassan, L., & Hamari, J. (2021). Teaching within a Story: Understanding Storification of Pedagogy. International Journal of Educational Research, 106. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijer.2020.101728
Aura, I., Järvelä, S., Hassan, L., & Hamari, J. (2023) Role-play experience’s effect on students’ 21st century skills propensity. The Journal of Educational Research, 116(3), 159-170. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220671.2023.2227596
Latest publications
Storification in Formal Education: Experiences, behavior and 21st century skills propensity
Aura, I., 2024, Tampere. (Tampere University Dissertations - Tampereen yliopiston väitöskirjat; vol. 940)Research output: Book/Report › Doctoral thesis › Collection of Articles
Accessibility of Kahoot! And Quizizz: Utilizing educational games with Elderly Students
Forssell, M., Hassan, L., Turunen, M. & Aura, I., 29 Mar 2023, Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Communities and Technologies: Humanization of Digital Technologies 2023, C&T ‘23. p. 75-84 9 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review
Gamified city for 6th graders: The effect of gameful experience on students' 21st century readiness in Finland
Aura, I., Järvelä, S., Hassan, L. & Hamari, J., 2023, Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA) International Conference 2023. 16 p. (Conference of Digital Games Research Association).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review
Role-play experience’s effect on students’ 21st century skills propensity
Aura, I., Järvelä, S., Hassan, L. & Hamari, J., 2023, In: JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH. 116, 3, p. 159-170 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Transforming a school into Hogwarts: storification of classrooms and students’ social behaviour
Aura, I., Hassan, L. & Hamari, J., 6 Feb 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: EDUCATIONAL REVIEW.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Gameful civic education: a systematic literature review of empirical research
Aura, I., Hassan, L. & Hamari, J., 2022, Proceedings of the 6th International GamiFIN Conference 2022 (GamiFIN 2022). Bujić, M., Koivisto, J. & Hamari, J. (eds.). 10 p. (CEUR Workship Proceedings; vol. 3147).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review
My school is Hogwarts: Students' social behavior in storified classes
Aura, I., Hassan, L. & Hamari, J., 2021, Proceedings of the 5th International GamiFIN Conference Levi, Finland, April 7-9, 2021. Bujić, M., Koivisto, J. & Hamari, J. (eds.). p. 11-20 10 p. (CEUR Workshop Proceedings; vol. 2883).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review
Teaching within a Story: Understanding storification of pedagogy
Aura, I., Hassan, L. & Hamari, J., 6 Jan 2021, In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH. 106, 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review