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COBEM 2019
25th International Congress of Mechanical Engineering
GAMIFICATION AS A TEACHING TOOL FOR ANALYTICAL GEOMETRY
Submission Author:
Juliano Barjud , MG
Co-Authors:
Daniel de Moraes Coelho, Juliano Barjud
Presenter: Juliano Barjud
doi://10.26678/ABCM.COBEM2019.COB2019-0564
Abstract
The basic cycle of Engineering courses represents the first barrier for the future engineers. High failure and evasion indices are observed in the first two years of study. The subject Analytical Geometry, in particular, is one of the classes in which students present great difficulty, directly impacting the retention and evasion indices of the course. Creating opportunities for better understanding of contents taught will boost learning and, consequently, contribute for improving academic performance of students majoring in Aeronautic, Mechatronics and Mechanical Engineering at UFU, is the purpose of the project “Active learning as a support element for success in the basic classes in the course of engineering” (PROSSIGA of Analytical Geometry). Among the several learning techniques applied in the Project, it was noted that the use of games associated to teaching favors theoretical improvement besides the interaction among students through work groups. Thus, this study describes the development and application of a group dynamics, intitled “Puzzle”, with the main purpose of teaching contents of analytical geometry in an innovative and stimulating manner, through the work of heterogeneous groups, exploring, besides the theory, the abilities of interpersonal relations, leadership and agility of the students.
Keywords
gamification, engineering, education, teamwork, geometry, dynamics
