Gamification and discovery learning: Motivating and involving students in the learning process.

The widespread use of new technologies by students has forced universities to include active methodologies in their pedagogy. This process has accelerated due to the COVID-19 pandemic, introducing innovative changes in pedagogy. This has motivated many lecturers to increase student motivation. The need to keep the students' attention during long and tedious theoretical sessions has motivated this contribution. Furthermore, the need for students to develop their Web search skills and development of individual expertise and participation in a final group process that attempts to transform newly acquired information into a more sophisticated understanding has inspired this contribution. This paper presents the results obtained from the implementation of gamification and Discovery Learning instructional model in the Software Engineering subject of the Computer Science degree in the course 2021/2022. The joint use of gamification and the Discovery Learning instructional model through Webquests has never been studied before. They help students to better acquire the knowledge taught in class. The gap in the combination use of gamification and Discovery Learning instructional model compared to previous studies using one single method show an improvement in academic results, greater motivation on the part of the students, greater creativity and ability to put what they have learned into practice.

Effect of WebQuest-based education on critical thinking and academic self-efficacy of midwifery students: Study protocol of a randomized, controlled crossover trial.

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Critical thinking fills the gap between theoretical and clinical teaching and increases the power of clinical decision-making. WebQuest is an innovative, learner-centered, and effort-driven learning approach that uses computer technology to engage and motivate learners. In WebQuest, learners are compelled to use the latest information available on the web as a tool to promote higher levels of thinking. However, we did not find a study that used WebQuest to improve students' critical thinking and academic self-efficacy. The aim of this study will be to investigate the effect of WebQuest-based education on the critical thinking of midwifery students. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This superiority randomized, controlled crossover trial will be carried out among fifth-semester undergraduate midwifery students. Participants will be allocated to one of two event groups (A and B) using block randomization. In the first sequence (FS) (four weeks) of study, both groups will simultaneously attend two different education groups (WebQuest and traditional). During the FS, WebQuest will be used to teach group A participants, while group B participants will be treated as the control group (CG) and be taught using a traditional presentation. In the second sequence (SS), the interventions will be crossed over. Participants in both groups will complete the sociodemographic questionnaire, the California Critical Thinking Skills Test (CCTST), the California Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory (CCTDI), and the Academic Self-Efficacy Beliefs Questionnaire (ASEBQ) once before the first sequence of the study, during the washout period, and at the end of the second sequence of the study. The teaching satisfaction questionnaire will be completed at the end of the study. DISCUSSION: The results of this study can be used as a basis for teaching midwifery students using WebQuest as a new teaching method.

An innovative strategy for nursing training on standard and transmission-based precautions in primary health care: A randomized controlled trial.

BACKGROUND: Strategies to improve adherence to standard and transmission-based precautions are essential to reduce the risk of health care-associated infections. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of an educational strategy on precautions among nursing staff in primary health care settings. METHODS: A randomized nonblinded controlled trial was conducted with 100 nursing staff working in 28 primary health care units. Groups were allocated randomly. The intervention group received a WebQuest educational strategy: a guided, creative method designed to engage participants in developing learning tasks, organized in 5 dimensions. The control group did not receive any training. Knowledge and self-reported adherence were assessed at 3 time points in the intervention group and at 2 time points in the control group. Data analyses were performed using Pearson's chi-square or Fisher's exact for categorical data, and Mann-Whitney and Repeated Measures analysis of variance for quantitative data. RESULTS: A higher level of knowledge was identified in the postintervention for the dimensions of risk assessment, hand hygiene, and mask use and cough etiquette (all P values P < .05). The self-reported adherence increased in intervention (P = .008) and control groups (P = .005). The differences decreased after 6 months. CONCLUSIONS: The educational intervention increased the knowledge and self-reported adherence to standard and transmission-based precautions.

Construção de um ambiente virtual de aprendizagem para o ensino de osteologia humana voltada a graduandos de enfermagem / Virtual learning environment construction for the teaching of human osteology to nursing students / Construcción de un entorno virtual de aprendizaje para la enseñanza de osteología humana convertido a graduandos de enfermería

Introdução: O ensino de anatomia é complexo e possui inúmeras nomenclaturas difíceis de serem memorizadas. Diante deste contexto, a utilização de recursos inovadores como as Tecnologias de Informação e Comunicação (TICs) são fundamentais, pois amplia o acesso a educação. A WebQuest é uma estrutura de aprendizagem impulsionadora da busca ativa pelos graduandos que permite a integração e aquisição do conhecimento, otimiza o tempo dos graduandos, além de estimular a criatividade do professor...(AU)

Introduction: The teaching of anatomy is complex and has many difficult to remember nomenclatures. Given this context, the use of innovative resources such as Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are fundamental, as it increases access to education. WebQuest is a learning structure that drives the active search for undergraduates that allows integration and acquisition of knowledge, optimizes the time of undergraduates, and stimulates the creativity of teachers ... (AU)

Introducción: la enseñanza de la anatomía es compleja y tiene muchas nomenclaturas difíciles de recordar. Dado este contexto, el uso de recursos innovadores como las Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación (TIC) son fundamentales, ya que aumenta el acceso a la educación. WebQuest es una estructura de aprendizaje que impulsa la búsqueda activa de estudiantes universitarios que permite la integración y adquisición de conocimientos, optimiza el tiempo de los estudiantes universitarios y estimula la creatividad de los maestros ... (AU)

Acidente de trabalho com material biológico no contexto de um ambiente virtual de aprendizagem work / Los accidentes de trabajo con material biológico en el contexto de una entorno virtual de aprendizaje / Accidents with biological material in the context of a virtual learning environment

Introdução: A tecnologia educacional WebQuest é uma técnica de aprendizagem que utiliza a internet para a criação de ambientes deaprendizagem próximos da realidade. Objetivo: Descrever a avaliação de uma WebQuest na temática Assistência de Enfermagem aoAcidente de Trabalho com Material Biológico no ambiente hospitalar, desenvolvida por graduandos em enfermagem de uma instituiçãoprivada de ensino superior do noroeste paulista. Material e Método: Estudo desenvolvido em duas etapas: disponibilização da WebQuestaos acadêmicos de enfermagem por meio da plataforma educacional Moodle e; avaliação direcionada segundo o referencial de avaliaçãoda Associação Brasileira de Normas Técnicas (ABNT) NBR ISO/IEC 14598-6, direcionadas para medida da qualidade de software, a partirde três características: eficácia, produtividade e satisfação. Resultados: Confirmou-se a importância das tecnologias da informática einformação como instrumentos para a prática docente mediadora, na integração entre conhecimentos válidos e a realidade complexa edinâmica dos serviços de saúde. Conclusão: A avaliação dos acadêmicos foi favorável para a aproximação à realidade do trabalho dosenfermeiros e a satisfação pelo cumprimento da atividade com êxito, permitindo, assim, considerar a metodologia WebQuest como válidae inovadora para o processo ensino/aprendizagem.

Introduction: WebQuest educational technology is a learning technique that uses the internet in order to create learning environments closeto reality. Purpose: To describe the evaluation of a WebQuest in the area of Nursing Assistance to Work Accident with Biological Materialin the hospital environment developed by undergraduate nursing students from a higher education private institution of northwestern SãoPaulo. Material and Method: It was a two-steps study: WebQuest availability to nursing students through the Moodle educational platformand; targeted evaluation, according to the evaluation framework of the Brazilian Association of Standards and Techniques (ABNT) NBRISO / IEC 14598-6, aimed at measuring the software quality, based on three characteristics: effectiveness, productivity and satisfaction.Results: It was confirmed the relevance of informatics and information technologies as instruments for mediating teaching practice,integrating valid knowledge and the complex and dynamic reality of health services. Conclusion: Students` evaluation was favorable tothe approach to the reality of the nurses' work and for the satisfaction of the successful completion of the activity, thus allowing to theWebQuest methodology to be considered as valid and innovative for the teaching /learning process.

Introducción: La tecnología educativa WebQuest es una técnica de aprendizaje que utiliza un entorno de internet para la creación deambientes de aprendizaje de la realidad. Objetivo: Describir una evaluación de una WebQuest en la temática Asistencia de Enfermeríaen el estudio de trabajo con Material Biológico en el ambiente en hospital desarrollado por Graduandos en enfermería de una instituciónprivada de enseñanza superior del noroeste paulista. Material y Método: Estudio desarrollado en dos etapas: disponibilización deWebQuest a los académicos en enfermería por medio de la plataforma educacional Moodle e; Evaluación de la calidad de la evaluaciónde la Asociación Brasileña de Normas y Técnicas (ABNT) NBR ISO / IEC 14598-6, Directrices para la medición de la calidad del software,a partir de tres características: eficacia, productividad y satisfacción. Resultados: Confirmo-se la importancia de las tecnologías de lainformación y de la información para la práctica docente mediadora, la integración de los conocimientos prácticos y la realidad complejay la dinámica de los servicios de salud. Conclusión: La evaluación de los académicos fue favorable para el acercamiento a la realidad deltrabajo de las enfermeras y la bienvenida a la conclusión de la actividad con éxito, por lo tanto, debe tener en cuenta la metodologíaWebQuest como válida e innovadora para el proceso de enseñanza / aprendizaje.

Webquest: enfermedades infecciosas en situaciones de desastres naturales / Webquest: infectious deseases indisasters

Las enfermedades infecciosas que se originan después de un evento climatológico adverso (huracanes, terremotos, tsunamis, etc.) constituyen una causa importante de morbimortalidad en las poblaciones afectadas. Es por ello que resulta ventajoso que los estudiantes de la carrera de medicina desarrollen habilidades y adquieran conocimientos que perfeccionen su desempeño como profesionales de la salud. Las WebQuest son conocidas desde hace mucho tiempo entre el profesorado que usa habitualmente las Tecnologías de la Información y las Comunicaciones (TICs) en su práctica docente. El valor didáctico de las WebQuest es reconocido por muchos profesores en distintas instituciones y como metodología resulta adecuada para vincular términos que han dominado los finales del siglo XX y los comienzos del XXI: Salud y Tecnologías de la Información y las Comunicaciones. El objetivo fundamental de este trabajo consistió en diseñar un recurso basado en las TICs:la WebQuest Enfermedades Infecciosas en situaciones de desastre, haciendo uso del generador de webquest de Aula 21. En la WebQuest se presentan situaciones problémicas simuladas que afectan el estado de salud de la población luego de una catástrofe ambiental y que deben ser resueltas por los estudiantes. En la solución de la tarea planteada, ellos ponen en práctica los conocimientos adquiridos en la disciplina Microbiología y Parasitología Médicas. Con la aplicación de esta WebQuest se motivan tanto el aprendizaje y la profundización de conocimientos sobre las enfermedades infecciosas que se originan en condiciones de catástrofe ambiental, como la actividad investigativa de los estudiantes de la carrera de medicina(AU)

Infectious diseases that arise after an adverse weather event (hurricanes, earthquakes, tsunamis, etc.) are an important cause of morbidity and mortality in affected populations. That is why it is advantageous for studentsfrom medicine career to develop skills and acquire knowledge to perfect their performance as health professionals. The WebQuest are known longtime among teachers who regularly use the Information Technology and Communication (ICT) in their teaching. The educational value of the WebQuest is recognized by many teachers in various institutions and as a methodology is appropriate to link terms that have dominated the late twentieth and early twenty-first: Health and Information Technologies and Communications.The main objective of this work was to design an ICT based resource: WebQuest Infectious Diseases in disaster situations, using the webquest generator of classroom 21.In the WebQuest are presented problem simulated situations that affect the health of the population after an environmental disaster and that must be solved by the students.In the solution of the task set, they put into practice the knowledge acquired in Medical Microbiology and Parasitology discipline.With the application of this WebQuest are motivated both learning and deepening knowledge of infectious diseases caused by environmental catastrophe conditions, as well as research activity of students of medicine career(AU)

Webquest: enfermedades infecciosas en situaciones de desastres naturales / Webquest: infectious deseases indisasters

Las enfermedades infecciosas que se originan después de un evento climatológico adverso (huracanes, terremotos, tsunamis, etc.) constituyen una causa importante de morbimortalidad en las poblaciones afectadas. Es por ello que resulta ventajoso que los estudiantes de la carrera de medicina desarrollen habilidades y adquieran conocimientos que perfeccionen su desempeño como profesionales de la salud. Las WebQuest son conocidas desde hace mucho tiempo entre el profesorado que usa habitualmente las Tecnologías de la Información y las Comunicaciones (TICs) en su práctica docente. El valor didáctico de las WebQuest es reconocido por muchos profesores en distintas instituciones y como metodología resulta adecuada para vincular términos que han dominado los finales del siglo XX y los comienzos del XXI: Salud y Tecnologías de la Información y las Comunicaciones. El objetivo fundamental de este trabajo consistió en diseñar un recurso basado en las TICs: la WebQuest Enfermedades Infecciosas en situaciones de desastre, haciendo uso del generador de webquest de Aula 21. En la WebQuest se presentan situaciones problémicas simuladas que afectan el estado de salud de la población luego de una catástrofe ambiental y que deben ser resueltas por los estudiantes. En la solución de la tarea planteada, ellos ponen en práctica los conocimientos adquiridos en la disciplina Microbiología y Parasitología Médicas. Con la aplicación de esta WebQuest se motivan tanto el aprendizaje y la profundización de conocimientos sobre las enfermedades infecciosas que se originan en condiciones de catástrofe ambiental, como la actividad investigativa de los estudiantes de la carrera de medicina(AU)

Infectious diseases that arise after an adverse weather event (hurricanes, earthquakes, tsunamis, etc.) are an important cause of morbidity and mortality in affected populations. That is why it is advantageous for studentsfrom medicine career to develop skills and acquire knowledge to perfect their performance as health professionals. The WebQuest are known longtime among teachers who regularly use the Information Technology and Communication (ICT) in their teaching. The educational value of the WebQuest is recognized by many teachers in various institutions and as a methodology is appropriate to link terms that have dominated the late twentieth and early twenty-first: Health and Information Technologies and Communications.The main objective of this work was to design an ICT based resource: WebQuest Infectious Diseases in disaster situations, using the webquest generator of classroom 21.In the WebQuest are presented problem simulated situations that affect the health of the population after an environmental disaster and that must be solved by the students.In the solution of the task set, they put into practice the knowledge acquired in Medical Microbiology and Parasitology discipline.With the application of this WebQuest are motivated both learning and deepening knowledge of infectious diseases caused by environmental catastrophe conditions, as well as research activity of students of medicine career(AU)

Ambiente virtual de aprendizagem: uma proposta de educação continuada para enfermeiros de serviços de saúde ocupacional / Entorno virtual de aprendizaje: una propuesta de formación continua para enfermeras de servicios de salud ocupacional de hospital / Hospitalar virtual learning environment: a proposal for continuing education for nurses of hospital occupational health services

Introdução: Os acidentes de trabalho constituem-se num assunto de relevância nacional e internacional. A enfermagem é a categoria profissional que apresenta a maior prevalência desses acidentes no ambiente hospitalar, gerando licenças de saúde e, por vezes, invalidez. Objetivo: Desenvolver um ambiente virtual de aprendizagem (AVA), acerca da “Assistência de Enfermagem nos Acidentes de Trabalho com Material Biológico” por meio da utilização do modelo WebQuest, enquanto uma estratégia de educação reflexiva construtivista, voltada à educação continuada de enfermeiros de duas instituições filantrópicas no interior paulista. Material e Método: Estudo descritivo e aplicado, concentrado no desenvolvimento e implementação de um ambiente virtual de aprendizagem, pela metodologia WebQuest, fundamentada em quatro etapas: concepção e planejamento, desenvolvimento, implementação e avaliação. Resultados: Formulou-se uma proposta de educação continuada para enfermeiros, integrando-se a teoria e a prática, a partir da valorização do conhecimento e da contextualização de situações reais vivenciadas no ambiente hospitalar, com vistas a apoiar a tomada de decisão do enfermeiro, nas situações de acidente ocupacional com material biológico, baseada em recursos das tecnologias da informática e da informação. Conclusão: O ambiente virtual de aprendizagem desenvolvido, em seu conteúdo e forma de apresentação, mostrou-se adequado ao possibilitar o acompanhamento do acidente ocupacional com material biológico, por meio da organização das informações, da caracterização do acidente e o auxílio à tomada de decisão para a assistência de enfermagem.

Introduction: Work accidents currently represent a matter of national and international relevance. Nursing is the professional category with the highest prevalence of such accidents in the hospital environment, causing health licenses and, sometimes, disability. Aims: To develop a virtual learning environment (VLE), about "Nursing Care in Work Accident with Biological Material" through the use of WebQuest model, as a constructivist and reflective education strategy, focused on nurses continuing education at two charitable institutions of São Paulo state. Material and Method: Descriptive and applied study, focused on the development and implementation of a virtual learning environment, using the WebQuest methodology, based on four steps: design and planning, development, implementation and evaluation. Results: A continuing education proposal for nurses was made, seeking to integrate theory and practice, based on the value of knowledge and of context of real situations experienced in the hospital environment, in order to support the decision making of nurses in situations of occupational accidents with biological material, based on the resources of computer science and information technology. Conclusions: The virtual learning environment developed with its content and form of presentation, was considered appropriate to allow the monitoring of occupational accidents with biological material, through the organization of information, the characterization of the accident and the aid to decision making for nursing care.

Introducción: Los accidentes de trabajo representan actualmente un tema de relevancia nacional e internacional. La enfermería es la profesión con la más alta prevalencia de este tipo de accidentes en el medio hospitalario, la creación de licencias de salud y, a veces la discapacidad. Objetivos: El propósito de este estudio fue desarrollar un entorno virtual de aprendizaje (VLE), sobre "Atención de Enfermería al Trabajo Accidente con material biológico" a través de la utilización del modelo WebQuest, mientras que una estrategia de educación constructivista reflexiva, dedicada a la formación continuada de las enfermeras de dos instituciones filantrópicas en São Paulo. Material y Método: Estudio descriptivo y aplicada, centrado en el desarrollo y implementación de un entorno virtual de aprendizaje, la metodologia WebQuest, basado en cuatro etapas: diseño y planificación, desarrollo, implementación y evaluación. Resultados: Como resultado, el producto de esta investigación propone una educación continua para las enfermeras que buscan integrar la teoría y la práctica, con base en el valor del conocimiento y el contexto de situaciones reales experimentadas en el hospital, con el fin de apoyar la toma de decisiones de las enfermeras en situaciones de accidentes de trabajo con material biológico, basado en los recursos de la informática y la tecnología de la información. Conclusión: El entorno virtual de aprendizaje desarrollado con el contenido y la forma de presentación, se consideró apropiado, lo que permite el seguimiento de los accidentes de trabajo con material biológico, a través de la organización de la información, la caracterización del accidente y la toma de decisiones para el cuidado de enfermería ayuda.

Recomendações de qualidade para o processo de avaliação de Webquests / Recommendations for quality assessment of WebQuests

A avaliação de produtos multimídia tem sido alvo da atenção crescente de inúmeros autores que criaram grelhas de análise para a avaliação da qualidade dos referidos recursos. Uma WebQuest é um documento multimídia digital e, como tal, na sua avaliação, devem ser considerados os atributos que determinam a avaliação de qualidade de um site educativo em geral. Por isso sistematizou-se um conjunto de indicadores de qualidade para a avaliação de uma WebQuest

Recomendações de qualidade para o processo de avaliação de Webquests / Recommendations for quality assessment of WebQuests

A avaliação de produtos multimídia tem sido alvo da atenção crescente de inúmeros autores que criaram grelhas de análise para a avaliação da qualidade dos referidos recursos. Uma WebQuest é um documento multimídia digital e, como tal, na sua avaliação, devem ser considerados os atributos que determinam a avaliação de qualidade de um site educativo em geral. Por isso sistematizou-se um conjunto de indicadores de qualidade para a avaliação de uma WebQuest

The Webquest Form——The Experiment of Teaching Reformation of Medical Ethics by the Use of Network Resourse / 中国医学伦理学

The network teaching reformation is a result of the rapid development of internet technology and the creation of constructivism theory.The Webquest form practice of network teaching depends on the careful analysis of network teaching aim,the reasonable design of network teaching content,and the scientific arrangement of network teaching plate.The application of the Webquest form is a useful attempt.It is helpful to improve the comprehensive qualities of medical students.And it is helpful to re-construct the relationship between the teacher and the student.