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'Let's Play?' A Systematic Review of Board Games in Biology

'Let's Play?' A Systematic Review of Board Games in Biology

Authors :
Jonas da Silva Teixeira
Alan César Belo Angeluci
Paulo Prates Junior
José Guilherme Prado Martin
Source :
Journal of Biological Education. 2024 58(2):251-270.
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

Gamifying is related to the motivational gain and engagement of participants in these systems, even in situations not exclusively related to the creative and entertainment industry. In the Biology teaching context, motivational strategies have fundamental importance to the learning process. The aim of this work was to investigate the development and application of gamified systems, mainly board games, in Biology teaching. Through a systematic review, 39 scientific studies published in the Science Direct, PubMed, Web of Science and Scopus databases were identified and categorised. As a result, an increased distribution of publications under this focus was observed over the analysed period. The main benefits attributed to the use of board games as a teaching-learning tool were: low cost and accessibility; wide applicability and flexibility; overcoming of communicative and cognitive barriers; improved motivation, engagement and learning; and stimulus of new experiences and skills. This study suggests that board games are a promising strategy to be used in the process of teaching-learning Biology, although some limitations can be reported.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0021-9266 and 2157-6009
Volume :
58
Issue :
2
Database :
ERIC
Journal :
Journal of Biological Education
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
EJ1418989
Document Type :
Journal Articles<br />Information Analyses
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/00219266.2022.2041461