Una experiencia de aula basada en la gamificación para la enseñanza de ciencias de la naturaleza

Abstract

The present article aims to find new methodological strategies that promote active learning and motivate students when they do not show a receptive interest in traditional masterclasses. In this way, this research strives to base the implementation of a classroom experience in a school by employing gamification as a game-focused methodology in non-ludic contexts. A theoretical review is exposed, and the essential elements needed to gamify a teaching-learning process are presented. A didactic proposal for the area of Natural Sciences with second-year Primary Education scholars is designed and described. Ultimately, this paper includes a set of reflections regarding the influence this methodological strategy holds on the involvement and motivation of students, as well as the limitations encountered at the time of implementation.