Interactive games for meaningful learning in the area of Language and Literature

Abstract

Given the need to promote more dynamic and participatory educational strategies, a proposal for interactive games as a pedagogical resource to improve learning around Language and Literature in sixth grade students of Basic Education is proposed. The methodology used consisted in applying surveys and interviewing 57 students and two teachers of an Educational Unit in order to design and carry out a series of educational sessions that incorporated interactive games as an integral part of the teaching-learning process. The main results showed that, although a significant percentage of students (60%) use interactive games for language and literature learning, there is still a considerable proportion (40%) who are not familiar with this type of resource. The use of different interactive resources, such as Wordwall, Arbolabc, Liveworksheets and Jiwsaplanet, varied among students (8%-49%), with some being more popular than others. There is a different perception of teachers (50%-50%) on the level of knowledge to apply interactive games in the classroom, highlighting differences in the evaluation of aspects such as the definition of clear objectives, transformation of learning into a game, proposal of specific challenges, among others. This study concludes that the detailed proposal to improve learning in Language and Literature using interactive games represents an innovative and effective approach to promote meaningful and participatory learning in the classroom.