Time bomb game: design, implementação e avaliação de um aplicativo para plataformas móveis, no formato de um jogo, para auxiliar estudantes na revisão dos conceitos relacionados à teoria estrutural dos compostos orgânicos

Abstract

Mastery of the structure of organic compounds is crucial to understanding how organic molecules interact and react to each other. For this reason, introductory courses in organic chemistry generally teach the structural theory of organic compounds as an initial chapter. Unfortunately, this subject is considered by many students to be one of the most challenging subjects, having abstract concepts that can be difficult to understand and often involves learning activities that require ingenuity and higher problem-solving skills. Learning difficulties are related to a lack of interest and motivation, often coupled with inadequate teaching methodologies. This scenario led to the development of an educational platform mobile application to assist students in reviewing concepts related to the structural theory of organic compounds, but in a playful way, challenging students to disarm with their knowledge, a time bomb. The results of the developed tool assessments were made by teachers and students who analyzed the app's design, content, gameplay, and utility as an educational tool, and agreed that the game is an innovative tool that can assist students in their studies. Analysis of the results of high school students showed that those who used the game to study performed better than other students who did not use it. It is concluded, therefore, that the use of the developed game contributed to the revision and improvement of the learning of the concepts related to the structural theory of organic compounds and can be an excellent option of using ICTs in the teaching and learning process, bringing in its proposal a fun, engaging and effective alternative for students to improve their performance in chemistry studies.