World Journal on Educational Technology: Current Issues 8 Volume 14, Issue 6, (2022) 1668–1684 www.wj-et.eu Educational benefits of hackathon: A systematic literature review Kayode Oyetade*, Vaal University of Technology, Department of Information and Communication Technology, Andries Potgieter Blvd, Vanderbijlpark, 1900, South Africa. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0516-0639 Tranos Zuva, Vaal University of Technology, Department of Information and Communication Technology, Andries Potgieter Blvd, Vanderbijlpark, 1900, South Africa. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9579-3899 Anneke Harmse, Vaal University of Technology, Department of Information and Communication Technology, Andries Potgieter Blvd, Vanderbijlpark, 1900, South Africa. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1135-2573 Suggested Citation: Oyetade, K., Zuva, T. & Harmse, A. (2022). Educational benefits of hackathon: A systematic literature review. World Journal on Educational Technology. 14(6), 1668–1684. https://doi.org/10.18844/wjet.v14i6.7131 Received from July 20, 2022; revised from September 23, 2022; accepted from November 15, 2022. Selection and peer review under responsibility of Prof. Dr. Servet Bayram, Medipol University, Turkey ©2022 by the authors. Licensee Birlesik Dunya Yenilik Arastirma ve Yayincilik Merkezi, North Nicosia, Cyprus. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ). Abstract Hackathons are said to promote a variety of innovative ideas and can be traced back to the idea of problem-solving. There is little research on the use of hackathons in classes to meet course-level learning objectives, despite the emphasis given to its advantages in other human efforts. By conducting a systematic literature review (SLR), this study uses the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement criteria to better understand the advantages of hackathons in education. From an initial search result of 108 research publications obtained from Google scholar and Scopus databases and published between 2015 and 2022, 25 articles were reviewed. The findings point to three important educational advantages of hackathons: improvement of technical and soft skills, learning new things, and successful networking. The study has implications for academics and other interested parties in in adopting hackathons in an academic curriculum. It suggests a need to model and develop instruments to introduce hackathon-based pedagogies to support traditional classrooms. Keywords: Educational support, hackathon, students, systematic review, teaching pedagogy. * ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE: Kayode Oyetade, Vaal University of Technology, Department of Information and Communication Technology, Vanderbijlpark, 1900, South Africa E-mail address: kayoyetade@gmail.com / Tel.: +278-4651-4453