A utilização da gamificação nas aulas de geografia

Abstract

Students are constantly involved with new changes in their lives, technology is clearly present to those who have access. In this context, education has a crucial role in seeking to use means present in their routines as a form of teaching aid. Gamification, as it contains game elements in various activities, becomes interesting for young audiences. Thus, the present work aimed to analyze the application of Gamification in Geography classes in Elementary School II classes. The research has an exploratory character, whose methodology corresponded to a survey of theoretical references and application of gamification in geography classes, with an emphasis on globalization content, and at the end of the activity, questionnaires were answered by the students regarding the gamified action developed, involving the coordination and the geography teacher responsible for the classes. As a result, it was found that gamification managed to contribute significantly to the teaching of geography, involving more active participation from students.