Abstract

HERNANDEZ MITE, Kelly Deysi  and  MAYORGA ALBAN, Amalín Laydasé. Gamification as a didactic resource for university Physical Education classes. Rev Podium [online]. 2022, vol.17, n.2, pp. 796-809.  Epub Aug 25, 2022. ISSN 1996-2452.

Gamification is a learning technique that transfers the full potential of games to the educational field to improve the results of students in class, it consists of transferring the mechanics of games to other daily practices, which allows turning routine activities into a playful learning process and promotes the natural way of learning. The research that is presented tried to show an experience of gamification as a didactic resource in Physical Education classes, in the students of the University of Guayaquil. The documentary review, observation and survey were used as scientific methods, which facilitated knowing the behavioral, cognitive and motivational behavior of the university students studied, as well as drawing recurrent methodological guidelines from gamification, which caused significant changes in the educational context from Physical Education, both personalized and group.

Keywords : University context; Physical education; Gamification..

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