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Using an escape room activity to enhance the motivation of undergraduate life science students in mathematics classes: A case study

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dc.contributor.authorPais, Sonia
dc.contributor.authorSousa, Ana
dc.contributor.authorPires, Ana
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-09T19:48:14Z
dc.date.available2023-11-09T19:48:14Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractMathematics is one of the school subjects where demotivation, dislike and failure are frequent concerns. To address this, it is important to actively engage students in the classroom and employ resources that make math classes more appealing and captivating, leading to meaningful learning experiences. Active, cooperative, and participative learning methods should be prioritized over traditional didactic teaching and the mere transmission of knowledge. Active learning methods offer alternative approaches to the conventional lecture format, actively involving students in the learning process. The concept of an escape room, a gaming experience where participants must solve challenges to escape from a locked room, has gained popularity in educational contexts. The educational escape room is an extension of this concept, aiming to promote real-time problem-solving, teamwork, and discovery of clues and mysteries to facilitate active learning. By engaging in various tasks within a room, students work together in teams, fostering an active learning environment. The educational escape room offers several benefits, including the enhancement of problem-solving skills, student performance, and motivation. By incorporating gamification strategies into teaching and learning processes, this approach proves to be an effective way of promoting active learning in mathematics. In this paper, we present a case study that explores the use of an educational escape room with first-year undergraduate students from a Portuguese higher education institution, with the goal of improving their mathematical problem-solving skills. The study aims to evaluate how escape rooms can contribute to increased student motivation. To assess the perception of students regarding this escape room methodology, a quantitative survey was conducted. The findings indicate that using the escape room as an educational approach effectively increased student interest and improved learning outcomes in mathematics.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationPais, S., Sousa, A., & Pires, A. (2023, Oct. 5th-6th). Using an escape room activity to enhance the motivation of undergraduate life science students in mathematics classes: A case study. Proceedings of the 17th European Conference on Games Based Learning, ECGBL 2023.pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/8904
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherThe Knowledge Management Education Hubpt_PT
dc.relationCentre for Tourism Research, Development and Innovation
dc.subjectHigher educationpt_PT
dc.subjectEducational escape roomspt_PT
dc.subjectMathematics educationpt_PT
dc.subjectGame-Based learningpt_PT
dc.subjectActive learningpt_PT
dc.subjectProblem solvingpt_PT
dc.subjectSoft skillspt_PT
dc.titleUsing an escape room activity to enhance the motivation of undergraduate life science students in mathematics classes: A case studypt_PT
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oaire.citation.endPage496pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue1pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage490pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleECGBL 2023 European Conference on Games Based Learning, 17th, Enschede, Netherlands/ Virtual venue, October 5th-6thpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume17pt_PT
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