Construção de jogos virtuais por alunos: projetos de aprendizagem e tecnologias digitais no ensino da reciclagem

Abstract

The reality in the classroom has become a constant challenge for teachers, especially after two years of the Covid-19 pandemic. Many students are experiencing significant learning difficulties upon returning to schools. This requires teachers to adopt a stance that attracts students to the thought process and improves academic performance. In this context, this dissertation, linked to the Postgraduate Program in Science and Mathematics Teaching at the University of Passo Fundo (PPGECM - UPF) and inserted in the Research Line of Information, Communication and Interaction Technologies applied to Science and Mathematics Teaching , proposes teaching statistics and recycling through the creation of virtual games by the students themselves. The teaching method used was the project methodology, designed by Léa Fagundes, which offers students the opportunity to have autonomy to achieve their educational objectives. As a theoretical basis, constructionism is used, idealized by Seymour Papert, which argues that learning occurs when the student is actively involved in their learning process. The research was conducted through 16 classes taught after school, at a state elementary school in the city of Pimenta Bueno, Rondônia. The study is characterized as qualitative and data analysis was carried out through observation of the groups and notes from the teacher observer-researcher (recorded in the logbook) and student interactions, including their doubts, certainties and observations. The students' artifacts consisted of the construction of virtual games, focusing on the proposed theme. As results, the research showed satisfaction on the part of students when completing an activity that they initially thought they were incapable of carrying out, the perception of the importance of using statistical data in their daily lives, and that recycling needs to be part of everyone's lives. It was also evident that creating a project based on constructionism offers a perspective of practical activities that innovate teaching, promoting active teaching, mutual collaboration and dynamism when teaching students through practical and cognitive activities. Therefore, constructionism and recycling are didactic-pedagogical tools that provide practical learning, creative engagement, environmental awareness and, together with the creation of digital games, it is, without a doubt, an innovative and highly engaging tool to engage students in the learning process. . Finally, aiming to contribute to the work of other teachers, the different tools used are gathered in the material that makes up the Educational Product, available on the website of the Postgraduate Program in Science and Mathematics Teaching at the University of Passo Fundo, at: http: //www.upf.br/ppgecm, with free access and on the EduCapes website, at:http://educapes.capes.gov.br/handle/capes/741436.