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RESEARCH PAPER
Didactic Strategy Mediated by Games in the Teaching of Mathematics in First-Year Engineering Students
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Universidad Santo Tomás, COLOMBIA
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Universitat Illes Balears, SPAIN
Publication date: 2022-02-09
EURASIA J. Math., Sci Tech. Ed 2022;18(2):em2082
KEYWORDS
ABSTRACT
The development of mathematical skills for future engineers is essential. Game-based learning
(GBL) and gamification have been widely used in elementary education, but less applied in higher
education. The objective of this article was to evaluate the effect of didactic strategies mediated
by games in the teaching of mathematics in first-year engineering students. A qualitative study
was carried out. Five (5) teaching units were designed. Seven (7) focus groups were developed
with 81 participants from the differential calculus course. The keyword in context−KWIC technique
was used for the focus group analysis. The categories attention, relevance, confidence, and
satisfaction (Keller’s motivational model) were evaluated. An important contribution of the
pedagogical strategy to student motivation, teamwork, commitment, and argumentation was
verified. In conclusion, game-based learning makes it possible to strengthen the motivation of
students in the educational processes of mathematics in engineering.
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