Gamification and development of social skills in education

Aaron Samuel Bracho Mosquera, Nancy Rosillo Suárez, María Teresa De Jesúss De La Paz Rosales, Rogelio Buelna-Sánchez, Mario Pedro Rodríguez Vásquez, Bertha Silvana Vera Barrios, Rafael Romero-Carazas, Juan Richar Villacorta Guzmán, Rita Liss Ramos Perez, Rene Isaac Bracho Rivera, Milagros Andrea Bracho Rivera, Cynthia Michel Olguín-Martínez, Denisse Viridiana Velarde-Osuna, Daniel Omar Nieves-Lizárraga, Elizabeth del Carmen Ormaza Esmeraldas, César Carbache Mora, Aida Maygualida Rodríguez-Álvarez, Amarelys Román-Mireles and José Gregorio Mora-Barajas

Salud Integral y Comunitaria, 2024, vol. 2, 58-58

Abstract: Introduction: Gamification refers to techniques used in game design but used in other areas, not related to games, to promote the motivations of individuals. Objective: characterize the effects of gamification on the development of social skills in education. Method: a review of the bibliography was carried out using articles rescued from databases such as SciELO, Dialnet, Scopus, Researchgate, recovering a total of 16 reference articles from available literature related to the topic in question, included in the time frame. between 2019 and 2024. Results: this method makes the educational process become a meaningful experience based on factors such as motivation and social identification through play. Gamification is related to the development of skills, motivation and commitment. Furthermore, it does promote different social competencies in a more or less homogeneous way, generating in people more autonomy and a skill that is very necessary for their future. Conclusions: gamification constitutes an effective tool in the teaching and learning process by consolidating knowledge, social skills, as well as various capacities because it increases motivation in personal development activities, increases the degree of commitment, increases the acquisition of social skills since offers immediate feedback and opportunities for experimentation.

Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.62486/sic202458

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