Mejora de la motivación del alumnado a través de la gamificación: caso de estudio en Grados de Ingeniería

[EN] Many studies suggest the usefulness of gamification tools so as to increase the motivation of the students and facilitate learning. This is due to the generational changes in society, as a consequence of the increasing presence of technology in our lives. For this reason, it is necessary to giv...

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Autor: Romero Rodríguez, Laura
Tipo de recurso: capítulo de libro
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/190632
Acceso en línea:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/190632
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Gamification
Serious games
Learning
Videogames
Motivation
Engagement
Gamificación
Juegos serios
Aprendizaje
Videojuegos
Motivación
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Sumario:[EN] Many studies suggest the usefulness of gamification tools so as to increase the motivation of the students and facilitate learning. This is due to the generational changes in society, as a consequence of the increasing presence of technology in our lives. For this reason, it is necessary to give empirical evidence of experiences that show the positive outcomes of new active learning tools. In the present work, the results of the implementation of a videogame are shown for a subject (Thermotechnics) of the 2nd year in four Engineering Courses at the School of Engineering in Cádiz (Spain). This subject is traditionally perceived by the students as very complex. The videogame gathers many theoretical concepts taught in the subject, and allows the students to review them in an easy and entertaining way. After the experience, carried out by 311 students, 94% of them state that the game motivated them regarding the subject, considering it as useful, entertaining, and they generally gave very positive comments. Last of all, several possibilities for improvement were identified, which will be implemented in future versions of the game.