Abstract
Digital games integrated into pedagogical practice can result in a more engaging, contextualized and active learning. However, it is essential to offer education for the teachers ensuring contributions to the teaching and learning process. Therefore, an e-learning course on digital games directed to teachers was analyzed to evaluate if the education process favored the effective integration of digital games in school contexts. The study is characterized as a field survey with quantitative and qualitative approach accomplished with undergraduates after one year of the conclusion of the course. The results revealed that factors such as time spent playing and time experience did not indicate a significant effect on the scores related to pedagogical practices, and only the educational level could be associated to the scores of pedagogical practices with games after the course. It was observed the increase in the frequency that teachers use digital games in their pedagogical practices and a significant difference among the practices performed by teachers before and after the course. The conclusion is that there is strong evidence that the educational process caused changes in pedagogical practices, reinforcing the importance of policies and investments in teacher professional development.
Highlights
ObjectivesActivitiesFirst Second Third FourthThe World of Digital Games arrives at the SchoolDigital Games and the Educational ContextTo recognize the educational possibilities from the articulation of the digital games to the educational environment.1
The survey carried out with the students that took the Digital Games and Learning Module characterized the profile of the participants, which could be used as factors to verify whether they exerted influence on the pedagogical practices with the use of digital games before and after taking the Module
A first factor analyzed through the ANOVA one-way test was level of schooling, with the results suggest a significant effect, F = 4.42, p
Summary
ActivitiesFirst Second Third FourthThe World of Digital Games arrives at the SchoolDigital Games and the Educational ContextTo recognize the educational possibilities from the articulation of the digital games to the educational environment.1. The World of Digital Games arrives at the School. To recognize the educational possibilities from the articulation of the digital games to the educational environment. To develop a critical view on digital games, recognizing 3. To know the principles of learning good videogames presented by Gee
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