http://ojs.omniscient.sg/index.php/jei <p><em>The Journal of Education Insights</em> （Print:2972-4856&nbsp; Online:2972-4864）is an international academic journal aimed at promoting research and knowledge exchange in the field of education. This journal is committed to promoting innovation and development in the field of education, providing an open platform for education practitioners, scholars, and decision-makers to share their insights, experiences, and research results. We welcome original and high-quality research papers, comments, and practical cases covering various educational stages and fields.</p> Omniscient Pte. Ltd. en-US The Journal of Education Insights 2972-4856 <p>Copyright on any open access article in a journal published by Omniscient Pte. Ltd. is retained by the authors.&nbsp;Authors grant Omniscient Pte. Ltd. a license to publish the article and identify itself as the original publisher.&nbsp;Authors also grant any third party the right to use the article freely as long as its integrity is maintained and its original authors, citation details and publisher are identified.&nbsp;The <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"><u>Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License</u></a>&nbsp;formalizes these and other terms and conditions of publishing articles.</p> http://ojs.omniscient.sg/index.php/jei/article/view/55985 <p>This scoping review discusses findings in relation to the use of technology in the form of microcredentials for high school students. It found that students may benefit from rewards for their efforts with microcredentials as an extrinsic motivational factor that could positively enhance motivation to learn and engage in academic activities. Positive feedback using the award of microcredentials for personal&nbsp;individual achievement tend to lead to support student engagement and motivation and increase self-efficacy, which may result in increased motivation to learn and engage in learning activities. In this regard, evidence suggests that teachers play an important role in motivating students and support them in experiencing academic progress. However, some scholars indicated that the provision of microcredentials as extrinsic rewards may have a negative effect on students’ motivation to learn and be counterproductive for their intrinsic motivation.&nbsp;While the implementation of microcredentials is a relatively novel way in the secondary education context, some limited studies indicated that awarding them provides excellent opportunities to celebrate learning progress and create personalized educational experiences in the traditional classroom with the potential to positively influence self-efficacy and motivation to learn. In this regard, it was observed that studies frequently combined different technologies in the form of gamification and microcredentialing, an issue which required further elaboration by this scoping review along with&nbsp;the need for further research.</p> Patrick Guggisberg Marika Guggisberg Copyright (c) 2025 Patrick Guggisberg, Marika Guggisberg https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 2025-05-30 2025-05-30 3 2