Gamificação aplicada ao ensino: as contribuições para o ensino-aprendizagem de geografia

Abstract

Currently, everyday school practices bring together countless methodologies and resources that can influence students' reality due to several factors, among which we can mention the expanded implications in the way of teaching both in basic education and in higher education. The general objective of the research is to understand and analyze how electronic games in the teaching of geography can help in learning geographic science content, and, as specific objectives, to ascertain the interest and engagement of students in the 9th year of Elementary II in relation to the use of electronic games in the classroom and investigate how games can be didactic mediators to make the teaching-learning process more interesting, attractive and dynamic. This work is methodologically based on field research with a qualitative approach, descriptive in nature, establishing a relationship between electronic games and the needs of School Geography. The results demonstrated that the majority of students are familiar with digital games and that these resources can increase engagement and motivation, thus facilitating the understanding of the geographical themes covered. Using platforms like Kahoot! and games like SimCity BuildIt were well received, indicating that gamification can be an effective pedagogical strategy to promote more dynamic and interactive learning. It is concluded, then, that the integration of digital technologies in teaching can offer new opportunities to make learning more relevant and engaging, in addition to preparing students for an increasingly technological academic and professional environment.