Virtualização de jogos tradicionais para aprendizagem de matemática: uma avaliação do jogo Cubra Doze em versão digital

Abstract

The current research is guided by the growing use of games in education, as a teaching methodology that joins fun, logical reasoning, strategic planning, among other aspects. Prior to the Digital Era, physical games were already used in Math teaching, helping to develop students’ skills. With the increasing ubiquity of technological devices in people’s daily lives, especially the new generations, using digital technology in education is an inevitable trend. Therefore, in order to approximate the positive results of traditional games in teaching and the growing demand and interest of children and young people for digital games, this research aims to analyze the contributions of a digital game about the four Mathematics basic operations. In order to do this, the game called Cubra Doze was transformed into a digital version and an analysis was made considering the engagement and impact of the Human-Computer Interaction aspects in the user experience. After the game virtualization process, a case study was conducted with 32 students in the 1st year of High School to gauge the motivation and interaction with it. Notes registered while students were playing and an educational games evaluation questionnaire were used as instruments. The game was also evaluated based on 25 usability heuristics by 11 experts. The results revealed there are possibilities for improvements in the game’s usability, therefore it was verified there were positive outcomes related to the engagement in learning through a digital game as well as the collaboration and educational content attached to it, demonstrating how games are good educational tools to support learning.