The Quiz PG Digital Game in Mathematics Classes: possibilities for Teaching and Learning of Geometric Progression

Abstract

This paper, which is part of the Master's thesis linked to the Postgraduate Program in Teaching Sciences and Mathematics (PPGECIM/UFAL), brings the results of an exploratory study of the participant type, with a qualitative approach on the use of digital games as interactive learning environments, with the aim of analyzing what results the digital game Quiz PG can produce from its didactic use for learning the content of Geometric Progression (P.G.). The survey sought to answer the following question: What results can the digital game Quiz PG produce from its didactic use for learning the content of Geometric Progress (G.P.)? Furthermore, this article explains the digital game Quiz PG that was developed by the authors using the programming language of App Inventor 2 and used in a class of the first grade of high school, in order to contribute to the teaching and learning of Geometric Progression. The research results point to a range of possibilities of using digital games for the teaching and learning of Mathematics. Furthermore, we understand that both educational and commercial games are interactive environments that can provide good learning, environments that need to be further explored by teachers and students in Mathematics classes.