Os desafios de realizar a gamificação no ensino público de escolas de Ituiutaba/Minas Gerais

Abstract

ABSTRACT

The pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus has caused a great deal of harm in various spheres of society, especially education. A growing number of students with problems of motivation, socialization and indiscipline. It is therefore necessary to reflect and provide opportunities for new methodologies to emerge. Gamification its high potential to engage, motivate and improve results in the classroom. results in the classroom. However, it can be seen that gamification is still used in a shallow way by teachers in public basic education institutions. Based on this assumption, the general objective of this study is to analyze the main obstacles preventing the of gamification in public schools in the municipality of Ituiutaba, in the state of Minas Gerais. After applying the questionnaire in person at public schools and also online using Google Forms, we were able to interview 44 teachers in total, and came to the conclusion that the majority of teachers have already used gamification as a teaching tool, with 97.7%. teaching tool, with 97.7% of teachers believing that it is possible to learn content while having fun. content while having fun, but 97.7% of teachers reported obstacles that hinder the inclusion of the the inclusion of the methodology, mainly related to the absence of training (55.8%) and physical resources (51.2%), indiscipline (46.5%), short time (44.2%) and crowded classrooms (37.2%).