A plataforma Kahoot!® no ensino de histologia em um curso de medicina

Abstract

Introduction: Advances in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and changes in health course profiles change the way we mobilize knowledge, reinventing ways of learning. Unsurprisingly, traditional methods are replaced by innovations in Active Learning Methodologies and the use of games in the academic environment. Objective: Report a learning experience associated with games and digital technologies in the content of basic health disciplines. Methods: The study was formatted in relation to the experience of using Kahoot! ® in the context of teaching histology in medical education. Results: The use of the game through ICTs for students to mobilize the content proved to be a promising tool to encourage motivation and engagement during the study process. Conclusion: The experience and the students' performance were favorable, showing that Kahoot!® is a possible and effective technology for higher education in health and the content of histology and other basic subjects. Finally, it is suggested that new studies to deepen the possibilities of using this technology.