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International Journal of Medicine and Science of Physical Activity and Sport

REVISTA INTERNACIONAL DE MEDICINA Y CIENCIAS DE LA ACTIVIDAD FÍSICA Y EL DEPORTE

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GAMIFICATING PHYSICAL EDUCATION PEDAGOGY. COLLEGE STUDENTS’ FEELINGS

Issue Volume 21, Number 83, 2021 Articles 
Flores-Aguilar, G.
Doctor en Didáctica de la Educación Física. Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación. Universidad de Sevilla (España)
Fernández-Río, J.
Doctor en Pedagogía. Facultad de Formación del Profesorado y Educación. Universidad de Oviedo (España)
Prat-Grau, M.
Doctora en Pedagogía. Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación. Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona (España)

Abstract

The aim of the study was to assess the impact of the Gamificated experience “Super Mario Bros” in future Physical Education teachers’ initial training. All students enrolled in the subject "Physical Education Didactics II" (n=76) of the Undergraduate program in Physical Activity and Sport Sciences from a university in eastern Spain agreed to participate. The students answered an online ad hoc questionnaire, which included open and closed questions (Likert scale). Results revealed very positive and satisfactory perceptions of the experience and its structural characteristics; highlighting, above all, a direct impact on the students’ motivation and commitment to the class; in addition to the desire to modify the formation of heterogeneous groups.

Keywords: Gamification, cooperative learning, didactics of physical education, formative assessment.
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Periodicidad Trimestral/Quartely
Revista multidisciplinar de las Ciencias del Deporte
ISSN: 1577-0354
All journal articles are published in Spanish together with their corresponding translation into English

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