Gamified Interactive Narrative - NIG: Jornada da Mel

• Juliana Evaristo Costa Federal University of Ceará http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1878-714X
• José Aires de Castro Filho Federal University of Ceará https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4611-0961
• José Gilvan Rodrigues Maia Federal University of Ceará
• Francisco Bruno Nascimento da Rocha Federal University of Ceará https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6123-508X
• Artur de Oliveira da Rocha Franco Federal University of Ceará
• Caio de Freitas Oliveira Federal University of Ceará https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1114-8433
• Gabriel Marques do Nascimento Federal University of Ceará https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3119-5703
• Pedro Jorge Rodrigues Garcia Federal University of Ceará
• Júlio Nathanael Silva Mesquita Federal University of Ceará

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/cbie_estendido.2024.244324

Abstract

Over the last few decades, digital technologies have been gaining prominence in the educational context. In this context, the concept of Gamified Interactive Narratives (NIGs) emerges to name materials in digital format that use game elements (e.g., narratives and mechanics) as means of contextualizing mathematical problems. This resource discusses the NIG “Jornada da Mel”, which deals with percentage, simple interest and compound interest. The NIG was validated by 20 high-school students. Data collection instruments were: a pre-test, problem situations in the NIG and the Technical Assessment Instrument - Usability. As a result, a better performance was noted in the NIG when compared to the pre-test, considering that the average score was 9.10 out of a total of 15 questions (60.7% correct) while in the pre-test , the average was 4.25 out of a total of 9 questions (47.2% correct). The results of the usability test indicated a good acceptance of the NIG “A Jornada da Mel” by students. Thus, the work indicates that the NIG enables learning of the mathematical concepts through the contextualization of problem situations, narrative and game elements (gamification).

Keywords: Gamified Interactive Narratives, Financial Mathematics, High School

References

COSTA, J. E. et al. Validação da Narrativa Interativa Gamificada (Nig) Jornada Da Mel para a aprendizagem de matemática financeira. Revista Conexões-Ciência e Tecnologia. [S. l.], v. 18, p. e022007, 2024.

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