Pre-service teachers' perceptions of educational escape rooms

Using games as an educational strategy stimulates participation and collaboration, thereby impacting the development of competencies. Escape rooms (and escape games) are cooperative games in which players must discover clues, solve puzzles, and complete tasks within a limited time. Escape rooms are...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autores: Grande de Prado, Mario, Abella García, Víctor, Baelo Álvarez, Roberto, García Martín, Sheila
Tipo de documento: artigo
Data de publicação:2025
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositório:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglês
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/456939
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/456939
https://dx.doi.org/10.3926/jotse.3020
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Gamification
Escape room games
Teachers -- Training of
Active methodologies
Escape room
Breakout
Game based learning (GBL)
Ludificació
Jocs d'escapada
Professors -- Formació
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Ensenyament i aprenentatge::Innovació i Investigació educativa
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Resumo:Using games as an educational strategy stimulates participation and collaboration, thereby impacting the development of competencies. Escape rooms (and escape games) are cooperative games in which players must discover clues, solve puzzles, and complete tasks within a limited time. Escape rooms are becoming increasingly relevant in education and are associated with motivation. The goal is to escape from a room (or access a treasure). In this study on educational escape rooms, we analysed students’ perceptions (N = 34) after participating in an escape room experience, inquiring about its educational usefulness, and looking for relationships with other variables. A questionnaire was also administered for this purpose. The results revealed a positive view, highlighting this recreational proposal’s attractiveness. Previous experience with recreational games influences students’ perceptions, and those with less experience may show reservations. In conclusion, teachers are increasingly interested in training to incorporate escape rooms in the classroom, given their capacity to favour the acquisition of learning, skills, abilities, and competencies