Mandacaru Radioativa

Development of a Gamified Activity for Chemistry Teaching

Authors

  • Alane Conceição Leite e Silva Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE)
  • Bruno Silva Leite Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5752/P.2316-9451.2023v11n1p32-56

Keywords:

Gamification. Chemistry teaching. Radioactivity. Active methodologies.

Abstract

Chemistry has sometimes been one of the biggest challenges for some teachers. One of the alternatives that have stood out in educational processes is Gamification. This study presents the construction and application of a gamified activity (GA) for teaching contextualized radioactivity content. The research was developed in three stages: i) a bibliographical review on gamification in Chemistry Teaching in articles published in journals with Qualis A and B (CAPES Teaching area) from 2013 to 2016; ii) the development of a GA involving radioactivity; iii) application of the GA. As the research was qualitative, the results showed that only eight articles discussed gamification in Chemistry Teaching and that only one article involved the content of radioactivity and gamification. With the data from the review, it was possible to identify which elements of the games were more present in the studies, contributing to the elaboration of the GA “Mandacaru Radioativa” to provide the construction of chemical knowledge about radioactivity. Concerning Mandacaru Radioativa, an evaluation of the activity was also carried out, preliminarily, identifying its contributions to the teaching and learning processes of Radioactivity and its approximation with the assumptions by Active Technological Learning (ATA).

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Author Biographies

Alane Conceição Leite e Silva, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE)

Licenciada em Química, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE)

Bruno Silva Leite, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE)

Professor of Chemistry and Technologies in Chemistry Education at the Federal Rural University of Pernambuco. Experience in the area of Chemistry and Chemistry Teaching: In Chemistry conducts research in Theoretical Chemistry and Computational; In Chemistry Teaching with application of Information and Communication Technologies in Education, acting on the following topics: Digital Didactics Resources, Web 2.0, Podcast, PLE, educational Hypermedia, Educational Videos, teaching and learning, teaching strategies and virtual learning environments. coordinator of LEUTEQ (Laboratory for Elaboration and Use of Technology in Teaching of Chemistry)

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Published

2023-04-06

How to Cite

SILVA, Alane Conceição Leite e; LEITE, Bruno Silva. Mandacaru Radioativa: Development of a Gamified Activity for Chemistry Teaching. Abakós, Belo Horizonte, v. 11, n. 1, p. 32–56, 2023. DOI: 10.5752/P.2316-9451.2023v11n1p32-56. Disponível em: https://periodicos.pucminas.br/abakos/article/view/29178. Acesso em: 20 aug. 2025.

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 1 (2023)

Section

Artigos completos / Full papers

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