Educação e gamificação: fundamentos e importância

Abstract

School education has faced major challenges in the 21st century from the social transformations resulting from the expansion of the use of new technologies, mainly those linked to information technology, which means that traditional teaching methods are increasingly contested. The distancing of students from the knowledge taught at school brings great harm to the future of these subjects as well as to the country. Seeking greater student engagement, gamification applied to Education emerges. This term is characterized by the use of elements from games to classes to achieve greater student engagement in favor of learning. Thus, this article is justified by the need to better understand gamification, what research has been carried out on this topic, as well as a brief history of how it can be in everyday school life. The methodology used consisted of reviewing books and articles published in journals on the subject in journals and books specialized on the subject. It was possible to conclude that gamification applied to education has been expanding as an alternative for a more dynamic and attractive teaching for students.