Desenvolvendo games de matemática utilizando a aprendizagem baseada em jogos digitais: uma proposta de formação continuada por meio de um curso online aberto e massivo

Abstract

Digital technologies are present in the educational environment, requiring the teacher to pay close attention to their pedagogical use. From the perspective of using them in the process of teaching Mathematics for Basic Education, it is necessary to reconcile them with different methodologies, such as Learning Based on Digital Games, which may require training on the part of teachers. Considering this scenario, a qualitative approach research was carried out based on the following guiding question: The contribution of Game-Based Learning Theory, in an open and massive online continuing education course for Mathematics teachers, enables the construction of games that contribute to the Elementary School II? The general objective of the investigation was to verify how the construction of educational digital games contributes to the continuing education of teachers in a virtual environment, aiming at the process of teaching Mathematics content for Elementary School II. To achieve this aim, a course was offered in the MOOC format. Observations, questionnaires and activities developed by teachers during the course were used as a research instrument. As an educational product, we produced a course in the MOOC format that was made available on the Sophia platform of the Federal Technological University of Paraná. We conclude that knowing the ABJD theory in the proposed format enabled the construction of educational games and that, in the teachers’ view, they contribute to the teaching of mathematics content in Elementary School II and it is evident from the data collected that the construction of digital games Educational Education contributes to the continuing education of teachers in a virtual environment, aiming at the process of teaching Mathematics content for Elementary School II.