Fundamentos do game design para a educação física escolar: uma experiência com o ensino das lutas

Abstract

This study is characterized as a qualitative study with an exploratory, descriptive, and participant observation approach. Its objective is to understand the limits and possibilities of the contribution of game design fundamentals to school Physical Education. Based on this, it was possible to organize a didactic-pedagogical sequence proposal for teaching school Physical Education using game design fundamentals; to pedagogically experiment with game design fundamentals in a practical school Physical Education teaching context; and to identify how each game design fundamental presents didactic-pedagogical possibilities for teaching Physical Education. The study population consisted of 6th-grade students from Escola Municipal Tradutor João Sampaio, Maceió – AL. There were 3 classes, totaling 120 students, aged between 11 and 16 years, with 65 male and 55 female students. The research instrument used was a field diary, which allowed for the systematic recording of impressions, ideas, thoughts, and feelings that emerged throughout the investigative process. The data collected during the teaching activities on martial arts, integrated with the use of game design fundamentals, were analyzed based on three main categories: two defined a priori, Significant Learning and Pedagogical Innovation, and one empirical category, Game Design Fundamentals for Physical Education Teachers.