Importância do uso de jogos didáticos no ensino de ciências: uma avaliação de jogos desenvolvidos e aplicados para o ensino fundamental

Abstract

During teaching practice, it is essential to look for teaching alternatives that promote learning and that arouse students' interest in the search for knowledge, as students often feel unmotivated when faced with monotonous classes. In the search for new teaching methodologies that aim to minimize students' difficulties, it is increasingly common to use games for pedagogical purposes, as these are considered excellent teaching strategies, as highlighted by some researchers on this topic. Thus, the general objective of this research is to present a literature review of articles on games applied and evaluated for science teaching, to verify whether the use of games facilitates the teaching and learning process. To analyze the articles, the following were considered: year of publication, type of publication, classification, area of knowledge, whether the game was applied and evaluated, and level of education. The research was carried out based on seven articles, most of them in the field of biology. The result of this investigation showed a low production on the topic, given that few articles were analyzed due to the inclusion/exclusion criteria. Although a low number of articles were evaluated, the research showed that the use of educational games has been a relevant strategy in the teaching and learning process.