Avaliação de aplicativo sobre imunização: estudo piloto no ensino superior

Abstract

Introduction: The immunization study content is extensive, and it is necessary to use new strategies to motivate the student. Educational games are used as a tool to facilitate the teaching-learning process. Objective: To Evaluate an educational game (Android app) called Immunitates, by the perception of undergraduate and former nursing students. Method: Quantitative-descriptive study that was carried out with 21 undergraduates and former nursing students from a public university in Brasília, in november, 2016. The data collection was through an instrument for evaluation of educational games proposed by Savi, Wangenheim, Ulbricht, Vanzin, on a Likert scale. The data analysis occurred with simple descriptive statistics and frequency distribution. This research was approved by the Research Ethics Committee and all participants signed the Consent Form. Results: The game obtained adequate evaluation, achieving concordance index greater than 80% in 18 of the 20 evaluated items. Conclusion: The use of educational games in nursing education helps the student in the teaching-learning process and is a pleasant and creative way to review previously studied contents. In this sense, we understand that the game “Immunitates” is an innovative technology in the teaching of Immunization in higher education in Nursing.