Jogos digitais e serious games: estratégias de ensino para uma cultura de paz e de direitos humanos

Abstract

This thesis develops an educational digital game as a didactic strategy to foster a culture of peace and Human Rights Education (HRE) in basic education. It is an applied study with a development-oriented design and a design-based research approach, using a mixed-methods strategy (quantitative and qualitative). The work is grounded in a literature review, documentary analysis, and iterative cycles of design, construction, and validation of the educational product. The game Remember-me was designed based on frameworks of the culture of peace, HRE, theories of moral development, critical pedagogical mediation, and principles for educational game design. Validation proceeded in two stages: pedagogical (for K–12 teachers) and technical (for game-development specialists), using an instrument comprising Likert-scale items and open-ended questions. Results indicate pedagogical adequacy, coherence with formative objectives, and potential to address sensitive topics in school settings, alongside recommendations for improvement. The study concludes that the educational product can strengthen teaching practices oriented toward a culture of peace and HRE in schools.