O uso de jogos educacionais nas escolas: uma abordagem sobre o GCOMPRIS

Abstract

The present work addresses the issue of the educational games as a didactic-methodological strategy used by teachers in their pedagogical work. In this sense, the article focuses as object of study the GCompris game, an interdisciplinary software indicate for children between two and ten years old. The objective of the article is to describe the operation of GCompris and approaches about it. Therefore, methodologically, it was accomplished a bibliographical revision from a sample of thirty-five articles in Portuguese and foreign languages. Among the results, it was found, for example: 1) the GCompris is easy to use, since its interface provides a clear and simple vision; 2) it can arouse curiosity, motivation and interest, making learning an attractive and fun activity; 3) the GCompris has its open source code, which allows the user to modify the software according to his needs; 4) the productivity of GCompris game for teaching and learning depends on its correct use, which demands specialized orientation.