O ensino das interações gravitacional e eletromagnética por meio de um jogo de RPG

Abstract

In this paper, two of the four fundamental interactions that are present in nature are treated: gravitational and electromagnetic. Therefore, some of its macroscopic manifestations, easily perceived in everyday life, which are weight, elasticity and friction, are addressed. Often during the teaching of these interactions, students show disinterest due to the memorization of concepts that are not tied to their life experience. Therefore, the objective of this research is to get the learner's engagement, so that he is involved in the learning process of these concepts, providing a meaningful learning. For this purpose, an educational product based on game theory was developed. This approach uses elements from a Role Playing Game - RPG - about three characters with super skills, which are related to the manifestations of the interactions mentioned above, namely: weight, elasticity and friction. The theoretical basis was meaningful learning and social interaction between students and teacher. The application of the product was performed and had a promising acceptance by the students. Thus, the teaching-learning was playful, counting on the interaction between the students, making the process more conducive to meaningful learning and creating a more inviting classroom environment to want to learn. In this work, are presented: the idea that encouraged the accomplishment of the work; the theories about learning; the concept and use of games in education; the concepts of weight, elasticity and friction; the constituent elements of the product, as well as the description of how they were elaborated and the characteristics of the characters and the game; a report of the application of the product in a first grade class of regular high school and two higher level classes; and some results achieved with the application of the product, which showed how the knowledge was modified and transferred to justify the actions and decisions made in the game, demonstrating the significant non-mechanical learning and mastery of the concepts.