A PRODUÇÃO DE JOGOS EDUCACIONAIS NO CONTEXTO DO MESTRADO PROFISSIONAL EM EDUCAÇÃO PROFISSIONAL E TECNOLÓGICA (PROFEPT)

Gledson Viagiano Bianconi; Fabiano Francisco Amaral

doi:10.1590/SciELOPreprints.9420

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Gledson Viagiano Bianconi Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia do Paraná https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2664-3015
Fabiano Francisco Amaral Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia do Paraná https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7457-8599

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/SciELOPreprints.9420

Keywords:

Dissertation, educational products, manuals, board games, metadata

Abstract

This study investigated dissertations related to educational games developed by students of the Professional Master's Program in Professional and Technological Education (ProfEPT). Our initial motivation stems from the perception of a scarcity of works exploring this integration within the program. Employing a state-of-the-art methodology, we conducted a descriptive and content analysis, exploring records available in the ProfEPT digital repository. The study comprised three stages: data mining of 2,142 products and dissertations from 2017 (the program's inception) to 2023; organization into a spreadsheet; and data analysis, incorporating keywords in the search and abstract review. The research revealed that only 2.52% of the dissertations addressed the theme of games in education. Regarding the nature of the developed products, the majority consisted of board games (54.72%), followed by didactic sequences (18.87%) and manuals (11.32%). The most prolific knowledge areas in the creation of educational games were Languages (16.2%), Teacher Education (13.9%), and fields related to Health (13.9%). We concluded that there is a notable shortage of specific research related to teaching through educational games in ProfEPT, highlighting the need for additional investigations in this field. These results provide valuable insights into the evolution of research and the presence of educational games in various knowledge areas, encouraging future research on the challenges and opportunities associated with integrating games into the pedagogical context.

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Author Biographies

Gledson Viagiano Bianconi, Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia do Paraná

I graduated (Bachelor's and Licentiate's degrees) in Biological Sciences from PUCPR, Master's in Animal Biology from UNESP São José do Rio Preto (SP) and PhD in Biological Sciences from UNESP Rio Claro (SP); I completed a postdoctoral degree at Texas A&M University, Texas, USA. I worked as an environmental consultant for 14 years and as president of the Neotropical Institute: Research and Conservation for 6 years, being one of its founding partners. Currently, I am a professor at the Instituto Federal do Paraná (IFPR), a collaborating researcher at Embrapa Florestas and a member of the editorial board of the Revista Pesquisa Florestal Brasileira. I have experience in Research Management, Conservation Ecology and Mammalian Mammalia, working mainly on the following topics: forest fragmentation, population and community ecology, animal-plant interactions and chemical ecology. I have experience in coordinating research projects, managing people and teaching in high school, technical and higher education, including postgraduate courses. Citations: https://scholar.google.com.br/citations?user=xjA7bnoAAAAJ&hl=pt-BR

Fabiano Francisco Amaral, Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia do Paraná

Master's student in the Postgraduate Program in Professional and Technological Education (ProfEPT). Lato Sensu postgraduate student in the Specialization in Educational Design: Teacher training for the construction of digital teaching materials (IFPR). Postgraduate in Instructional Design from the Brazilian Institute of Instructional Design (IBDIN) with a specialization in multimedia resources for distance learning. Graduated in Information Management from the Federal University of Paraná (2015 - 2023). Graduated in Library Science from the Leonardo da Vinci University Center (UNIASSELVI) (2018 - 2023). Graduated in Philosophy from the Federal University of Paraná (2002 - 2006). Creator and Coordinator of the Department of Management and Information and Communication Technology of the Baptist Colleges of Paraná (FABAPAR) in the years (2016-2020), he was also editorial manager of the journal Via Teológica in the print and online versions, in the same period. Currently, she is an Instructional Designer at the School of Public Health of Paraná. She has experience in the area of Education, with an emphasis on Educational Administration, Modeling of distance learning courses, working mainly on the following topics: Scientific research methodology, Copyright, New technologies for education, Assistive technologies, Alternative Augmentative Communication, Autism and education, Information organization, Digital inclusion, Organization and management of physical and virtual bibliographic collections.