La gamificación como estrategia para el aprendizaje de vocabulario del medio ambiente en el idioma inglés en estudiantes de grado quinto de una institución privada

Abstract

Often learning vocabulary in a foreign language such as English can be complex for children, which is why the use of gamification is an option to implement in the educational field. Therefore, the purpose of the research arises from analyzing the use of gamification as a learning strategy for the promotion of vocabulary about the environment. The methodology implemented in the research corresponds to an action-research of qualitative approach and descriptive type. Its purpose was to observe and analyze the usefulness, influence and impact of the use of gamification for vocabulary learning in fifth grade students of the "Creando Sueños" School. Data collection was carried out through direct observation and the construction of field diaries. The results of the study showed that the fifth grade students obtained an acceptable learning of vocabulary about the environment, however, as a significant finding of the research, it was evidenced that the students acquired learning about accepting defeat, the importance of healthy competition, decision making, teamwork, self-regulation and presented a significant interest in the integral learning of the environment, emphasizing the importance of care and preservation. Thus concluding, the formation of a generation concerned about the environment and the realization of humane and ecological actions.