Banca de DEFESA: ARTHUR DE SOUZA ANTUNES SUASSUNA

Uma banca de DEFESA de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : ARTHUR DE SOUZA ANTUNES SUASSUNA
DATE: 04/03/2026
TIME: 09:00
LOCAL: (Online) Google Meet
TITLE:

GUARDIANS OF THE EARTH: an educational RPG system for teaching science and mathematics.

KEY WORDS:

Pedagogical RPG, Family farming, Science education, Mathematics education, Basic education

PAGES: 184
BIG AREA: Ciências Humanas
AREA: Educação
SUBÁREA: Ensino-Aprendizagem
SPECIALTY: Métodos e Técnicas de Ensino
SUMMARY:

This dissertation presents the development and analysis of a pedagogical role-playing game (RPG), entitled Guardians of the Earth. It is an educational product aimed at teaching Natural Sciences and Mathematics in Basic Education, grounded in the theme of family farming as a social, economic, and cultural practice, as well as in the use of games and potentially playful methodologies in educational contexts. The RPG is structured around a fictional narrative inspired by family farming practices, integrating problem situations such as soil management, water use, seed selection, production planning, and commercialization, among other characteristic challenges, thereby mobilizing Natural Sciences and Mathematics content in an articulated manner. The research is characterized as qualitative and aims to substantiate the development of a pedagogical RPG system, as well as to analyze its didactic-pedagogical potential. The educational product was implemented on a pilot basis with 9th-grade students from a public state school in the municipality of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. Data collection instruments included a field diary completed by students during and after the activity, in addition to the researcher’s records. The analysis of the pilot implementation records made it possible to describe students’ interactions with the game, the knowledge mobilized, and the difficulties encountered throughout the proposed activities. The main results indicate that the developed RPG — Guardians of the Earth — enabled an integrated approach to curricular content within a narrative context, fostering active student participation and the contextualization of the concepts addressed. The versatility of the developed RPG is also highlighted, particularly the character creation process. This element, characteristic of traditional RPG systems, proved to be especially significant by promoting the emergence of diverse problematizations, both of a personal nature and of a didactic-scientific nature.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - 2195626 - MILTON THIAGO SCHIVANI ALVES
Externo ao Programa - 1744558 - JADER FERREIRA LEITE - UFRNExterno à Instituição - RICARDO RIBEIRO DO AMARAL - UFPE