Gamificación: una metodología innovadora para la educación

Autores/as

Adela Connie Alcívar-Chávez, Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro de Manabí ORCID; Debihd Luz Alcívar-Chávez, ASOHIPNOTERAPIA ECUADOR ORCID; Bidulita del Rocío Chávez-Vélez, Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro de Manabí ORCID; Gabriela Patricia Solórzano-Loor, Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro de Manabí ORCID; Teresa Elizabeth Ramírez-Cevallos, Ministerio de Educación del Ecuador ORCID

Palabras clave:

gamificación educativa, innovación pedagógica, metodologías activas

Sinopsis

La educación atraviesa un proceso de transformación asociado con los avances tecnológicos, las nuevas formas de interacción y la necesidad de renovar las prácticas de enseñanza. En este escenario, ha aumentado el interés por metodologías que promuevan la participación, la motivación y el compromiso de los estudiantes con su formación. Entre estas propuestas, la gamificación ha adquirido relevancia al incorporar elementos del diseño de juegos en contextos educativos, mediante dinámicas que integran desafíos, progresión, retroalimentación y reconocimiento de los logros.

La presente obra, titulada Gamificación: una metodología innovadora para la educación, ofrece una aproximación académica y pedagógica a esta metodología, a partir del análisis de sus fundamentos conceptuales, sus posibilidades de aplicación y las condiciones que intervienen en su implementación. Su contenido busca superar las interpretaciones que reducen la gamificación al empleo de puntos, recompensas o herramientas digitales, para examinar sus implicaciones en la planificación y el desarrollo de propuestas didácticas.

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Alcívar Chávez, A. C., Alcívar Chávez, D. L., Chávez Vélez, B. del R., Solórzano Loor, G. P., & Ramírez Cevallos, T. E. (2026). Gamificación: una metodología innovadora para la educación. Editorial Erevna Ciencia Ediciones. https://doi.org/10.70171/yf81wp46