La Gamificación como Herramienta para Fortalecer la Motivación en los Niños de 5 y 6 años

Abstract

Abstract: Motivation is a crucial prerequisite to support a successful learning process and develop critical thinking. Therefore, it is worth asking how to enhance students' motivation and autonomy in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and the disruptions it has caused. The answer seems to lie in what has become our best ally: technology. Technology is the vehicle for another key educational innovation: gamification. Given this, it is worth asking: Will gamification impact the motivation of 5 and 6-year-old children in classes? To this end, an experimental design was carried out in which 25 students were subjected to a gamified scenario to assess their motivation and autonomy in learning through the MAS Motivation Assessment Scale. The results showed that gamification is a methodology that responds effectively to the learning of each child and contributes to the development of personal aspects such as autonomy and motivation. It is believed that a similar environment can be widely applied to improve student motivation in COVID-19 imposed learning environments.