Análise do uso da gamificação no ensino de segurança do trabalho na construção civil

Abstract

Improvements in the teaching and learning process are constant in Civil Engineering courses. Gamification has emerged as a strategic proposal to streamline classroom teaching. This strategy includes inserting game mechanics and features to engage, motivate, and facilitate student learning. This research aimed to analyze the impact of learning about Occupational Safety with undergraduate Civil Engineering students through a gamified activity. The gamification tool chosen was Hazfinder, a training game for identifying hazards developed by the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The game works as a simulation of a construction site, where participants must identify and mitigate hazards over 30 days of execution. The experiment was applied during an academic event in a workshop where undergraduate students from the 3rd to 10th period of the Civil Engineering undergraduate course participated. Instruments were developed as knowledge tests and applied before and after gamification to assess content absorption. In addition, player motivation and satisfaction tests were conducted. The results demonstrated an increase in participants' knowledge after completing the gamification activity and recording their interest in using games, including outside the school environment. The general analysis indicated that gamification in curricular activities should be encouraged to promote student engagement and satisfaction. Although the results were not statistically significant, further studies are suggested to confirm that using educational games can increase student engagement and improve their academic performance.