PERCEPÇÕES DE PROFESSORES DE BIOLOGIA SOBRE SOFTWARES DE PRODUÇÃO DE GAMES RPG.

Creating games in the digital age is a communication alternative that has contributed to the development of educational processes; what was restricted to the industry before, it is now available to teachers and students to exercise their creativity through different types of software, which meet the purposes of the classroom. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate as pedagogical potentialities of role-playing game creation software in the context of Biology teaching. The hypothesis that supported the study was that RPG Maker MV® software has greater pedagogical potential for teaching Biology when compared to those that are free. This research presents qualitative with exploratory design. Data collection was performed through semi-structured interviews with Biology teachers. Data analysis was performed using the Content Analysis (CA) technique with the aid of Atlas Ti 7® software. RPG Maker MV® has a pedagogical potential for the development of school-based activities where teachers work; however, the planning, the development of skills that involves the software use, as well as more time availability in full-time schools are pillars to be considered previously to the pedagogical practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]