Nursing Escape Room UAH: motivation to learn in the biochemistry laboratory
In recent years, Escape Room-type games have gained popularity as a way to motivate students to become more actively involved in their learning. The overall objective of the proposed activity is to promote students' intrinsic motivation and, in turn, meaningful learning. For this purpose, w...
| Authors: | , , , , , , , |
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| Format: | book |
| Publication Date: | 2023 |
| Country: | España |
| Repository: | e_Buah Biblioteca Digital Universidad de Alcalá |
| Language: | English |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ebuah.uah.es:10017/60684 |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10017/60684 https://dx.doi.org/10.21125/inted.2023.2231 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Biochemistry Nursing gamification Escape Room challenge-based learning Enfermería |
| Summary: | In recent years, Escape Room-type games have gained popularity as a way to motivate students to become more actively involved in their learning. The overall objective of the proposed activity is to promote students' intrinsic motivation and, in turn, meaningful learning. For this purpose, we implemented the game in our laboratories. The first year students of the degree in Nursing participated in the Nursing Escape Room UAH. We chose a situation reviewed in the theoretical-practical contents of the Biochemistry subject they were studying. Our aim was to achieve significant learning through overcoming challenges and collaborative work. After the implementation of the activity, we assessed it. The participating students felt that the activity: i) had helped them to learn and understand the subject; ii) had been a fun and different experience when it came to understanding the content; iii) had been a motivating experience; and iv) they liked the fact that it was carried out in a team. In addition, these students obtained a higher average score and pass rate on the learning assessment test than those who had not participated in the game. The instructors involved also highlighted that the activity was a motivating and different way of learning and recommended its continuation. Altogether, we can conclude that the Nursing Escape Room UAH game has been a motivating experience in the Biochemistry laboratory for both students and instructors. We anticipate that the activity may improve the quality of the teaching-learning process. |
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