ECO BOARD GAME: o jogo de tabuleiro para educação na produção sustentável

Abstract

Sustainable production is prominent in the current global context, which requires an effective educational approach in order to engage current and future generations. This study addresses the proposal and practical testing of a board game (the ECO BOARD GAME) as an educational tool to promote knowledge of sustainable production concepts in the academic environment for higher education students. The central problem that this work intended to solve is the contribution of teaching sustainable production to this gap, as well as the difficulty in effectively engaging students in this topic. The main objective of this study was to develop a board game that addressed concepts and practices related to sustainable production and, consequently, the secondary objectives involved the evaluation of the effectiveness of this game as an educational tool. To this end, the game design considered aspects such as mechanics, components and educational objectives based on a documentary and literature review, and the game model was tested in an academic environment with a group of higher education students to evaluate the effectiveness of the game. The results demonstrated that the ECO BOARD GAME was able to promote the training/understanding of participants on the principles of sustainable production, in addition to stimulating discussions and reflections on the topic in a clear and cohesive manner. Overall, expectations regarding the quality of the game were met in 84% of the analyzed items on the dimensions of tangibility, reliability, responsiveness, safety and empathy. The conclusions indicate its potential as an educational tool, for example, in Engineering courses. However, it is important to highlight that the success of these interventions depends not only on the design of the game, but also on the educational context, such as its technical content and its respective pedagogical use, in which they are implemented and on the continuous support of educators during the use of this tool.