Ciência geek: aprendendo sobre o sistema endócrino através de RPG

Abstract

Taking into account the difficulty in learning the content of Endocrine System in Biology cousers in high school, the application of a game based on RPG was performed. The objective was to test the accomplishment of such methodology in a class with 42 students from the division of teams, besides evaluating the effectiveness of the modality in the construction of the knowledge and the receptivity of the game among the students. After the presentation of the content the RPG was applied, where each team represented a character - the glands of the system - guiding the narrative, which was announced by the author. Pre and post-test questionnaires were conducted with the RPG, which evaluated the knowledge about the content and the students' evaluation of the game. With the analysis of the questionnaires, it was possible to observe a significant improvement in the construction of knowledge about Endocrine System by the students after the RPG, as well as the good receptivity of the activity by the students.