The division game: integrando a tecnologia, a prática pedagógica e a biologia celular em ambiente de ensino não formal institucionalizado

Abstract

Didactic games and non-formal spaces can promote the understanding of science content in a constructive way, in addition to promoting students' interest in seeking knowledge through virtual environments. From this perspective, the present study investigated the potential of a digital educational game for teaching and learning cell division in a nonformal teaching environment. To achieve the proposed objectives, a qualitative crosssectional study was conducted to research opinion on the use of the digital game “The Division” as a facilitator of teaching mitosis. The results obtained in this research showed that the digital game “The Division” aroused students' interest, facilitated the understanding of the content (mitosis), and motivated students to learn. Finally, it is concluded that carrying out this study provided teachers and students with a new experience in learning cell division (mitosis) content using a didactic game in a nonformal teaching environment. Keywords: Digital Games, Science Teaching, Non-Formal Spaces, Active Methodologies.