Evaluación del impacto de la gamificación como técnica de aprendizaje, utilizada por los docentes de la enseñanza religiosa en la motivación de los estudiantes de 8vo. Año de EGB

Abstract

Abstract: It was observed that in the Religious Education class the students of 8th year of EGB are not motivated, we proceeded to analyze the possible causes of this situation and to modify the methodology, using gamification as a learning skill, we identified the level of motivational impact generated by this teaching technique used by teachers, this research was conducted in the Educational Unit "Cardenal de la Torre" of Quito canton, the total population is 258 members including students, managers and teachers, of which 34 students of 8th year of E. G.B. were selected to define the population. For the analysis a Likert scale instrument was applied, which yielded very significant information, the instruments were applied to two groups: teachers and students consisting of 25 questions each, divided into five blocks according to the topic investigated, it was found that most students did not know what gamification is. However, they showed a great interest in ICT, since it facilitates fast and efficient communication.