The use of games by Geography teachers in basic education

Authors

  • Tais Pires de Oliveira Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, Paraná, Brasil. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9965-0999
  • Claudivan Sanches Lopes Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, Paraná, Brasil.

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https://doi.org/10.5216/ag.v13i3.55143

Abstract

This article had as a result the challenge of the exercise, in the context of specific didactics, the use of games as didactic resource by teachers of Geography in the teaching-learning process. The methodology adopted for carrying out the work focused on the qualitative aspects, without disregarding the quantitative data, based on theoretical contributions that discuss the subject matter. In order to reach the objective, the data collection was developed with the teachers of Geography of the Núcleo Regional de Educação de Maringá – NRE/SEED - Paraná and performed in two moments: the first was the application of questionnaires and the second was the realization of semi-structured interviews. This information was tabulated and analyzed based on the methodology of content analysis and the bibliography studied. The present discussion reveals that the use of games in the teaching-learning process of Geography is recurrent and leads to reflect if the materials used, typologies and purposes, allow the student to develop and exercise significantly modes of thinking specific to geography.

Keywords: Geography Didactic; Geography Teaching; Geographic games.

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Published

2019-12-20

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OLIVEIRA, T. P. de; LOPES, C. S. The use of games by Geography teachers in basic education. Ateliê Geográfico Journal, Goiânia, v. 13, n. 3, p. 66–83, 2019. DOI: 10.5216/ag.v13i3.55143. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/atelie/article/view/55143. Acesso em: 27 jul. 2024.

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