A produção de jogos didáticos como ferramenta para promover a aprendizagem sobre tópicos de orientação sexual

Abstract

Active learning is a challenge for teachers, especially when there are many other things to compete with their own learning. The question investigated in this research was about creating and producing games in the classroom as an effective tool in teaching Biology and more specifically in the teaching of sexual orientation topics. This use of games is defined in this dissertation as the use of playing games, educational or not, as a teaching tool. In addition to assessing the development of educational games by students is a good methodological approach to work the issue of sexual orientation, establishing a relationship between the creative process with the significant and substantive learning content and controversial issues inherent in this cross-cutting theme. Another objective was to create conditions to the student to have an active role in the construction of their learning, reaching the kind of learning that is called active learning. The research involved two classes of high school with students from second year. One group, the control group, developed the content with the traditional model of lectures and exercises provided by the teacher. The experimental group developed content with the strategy of educational games. Students had the task of producing three games, respectively, on the reproductive system, contraception and the menstrual cycle as well as games on sexually transmitted diseases. Every game should have packaging, rules, pieces and board, when was needed and this was used as a way to evaluate the students. The students produced twelve games, divided into board games, memory games, puzzles and card games. Starting the research, a questionnaire was used to assess the level of knowledge of each class. The experimental group had higher average hits the experimental group. After work the same test was applied and the results were better in the experimental group, showing a greater knowledge on the part of this group especially as to these issues in the media as condoms, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and contraception, demonstrating a possible personal sexual experience. In turn, the experimental group had a better score in the pre-test in topic about condoms and STDs. In the post-test, there was an increase in the answers about more technical issues such as reproduction, progesterone, FSH, ovulogenesis, pill and in addition, the number of hits in both of the pre-test and post-test was the same on the issue of STDs.