Gamificação como metodologia ativa para o ensino das geociências no curso técnico em mineração do Instituto Federal do Amapá – Campus Macapá

Abstract

Among the principles inherent to active methodologies, we can highlight teamwork, which favors interaction between students. For the application of this principle, we can use the gamification techniques, which can be summarized as the application of resources used in the development of games in other contexts not related to games. Based on this active methodology, the teaching-learning practices used in the disciplines of General Geology, Mineralogy and Petrography, taught in the Technical Course in Mining of the Federal Institute of Amapá, were described and characterized in this paper, under the didactic-pedagogical perspective of the active methodology of gamification. Among the games developed in the aforementioned geoscience disciplines, two were chosen for presentation and description in this work, namely: the Passa or Repassa Game - Testing your knowledge in General Geology and the Adedonha Geológica Game. The way of playing was described, as well as its rules and the necessary materials for its application. As a result of the evaluation of the games, it was possible to observe the development of the following aspects: (a) Improvement of logical and quick thinking, (b) Adaptation in the ability to work in a team, (c) Continuous adaptation to the rules of the game, (d) Improvement in concentration and focus and (e) Increase in academic performance. It is believed that the gamification practices of geoscience content, through the Passa or Repassa and Adedonha Geológica games, brought dynamism to the revision of the contents of the disciplines of General Geology and Petrography, as well as triggered the interest and provided a better understanding of geosciences.