Interdisciplinaridade e gamificação no auxílio à aprendizagem

Abstract

Formal education, characterized by the compartmentalized approach to content in separate disciplines, hinders the connection between academic knowledge and the real world. This results in scenarios of disinterest in subjects that are presented in a decontextualized and purposeless manner for students, especially in the early years of schooling when reading and abstraction skills are still developing. In this context, the objective of this research is to develop a computer-based gamification system to approach geography and history content in an interdisciplinary manner in the early years of basic education. A game was developed for the web platform that combines geolocation tools provided by Google with the curriculum of the fifth grade of elementary school, aiming to provide a enjoyable, meaningful, and interdisciplinary learning experience. The results obtained through the application of this system corroborate both qualitatively and quantitatively, demonstrating the relevance of interdisciplinary and gamified learning. It was observed through extension activities that such practices are capable of promoting participatory behavior and, consequently, increasing levels of engagement and motivation among participants, as evidenced in 100% of the sample.