Designing a biochemical escape room for undergraduate students
Authors
Rodríguez Henche, María de las Nieves; Román Curto, Irene de los Dolores; Muñoz Moreno, Laura; Herráez Sánchez, Ángel; Díez Ballesteros, José Carlos; [et al.]Identifiers
Permanent link (URI): http://hdl.handle.net/10017/60683DOI: 10.21125/inted.2023.2206
ISSN: 2340-1079
ISBN: 978-84-09-49026-4
Publisher
International Academy Of Technology, Education And Development (Iated)
Date
2023-03-27Affiliation
Universidad de Alcalá. Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular; Universidad de Alcalá. Departamento de Biología de SistemasFunders
Universidad de Alcalá. Vicerrectorado de Innovación Docente y Transformación Digital
Bibliographic citation
Proceedings of the 17th International Technology, Education and Development Conference. España: International Academy Of Technology, Education And Development (Iated), 2023, Vol. , pp. 8140-8146
Keywords
Gamification
challenge-based learning
escape room
Biochemistry
soft skills
Project
Info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/UAH//UAHEV%2F1417/ES/ Nursing Escape Room UAH: motivación para aprender en el laboratorio de Bioquímica
Document type
info:eu-repo/semantics/bookPart
Version
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
Access rights
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Abstract
Gamification is increasingly used in Higher Education to foster intrinsic motivation of undergraduate students. In this sense, we designed the Biochemical Escape Room. The students, organized in teams and through the overcoming of challenges, tackled the contents reviewed in the face-to-face classes. In addition, the tests helped in the training of different soft skills such as creative thinking, deductive thinking, collaborative work, teamwork, manual dexterity, communication and time management. The activity was designed in several phases: i) setting the learning objectives; ii) adapting the physical spaces to the teams involved in the "game"; iii) acquiring the material; iv) preparing, placing the tests and the clues and general rehearsal before D-day; and v) D-day. The results obtained after the design of the Biochemical Escape Room and its implementation show that one of the objectives of the activity had been achieved: it provided an "injection" of motivation for teachers and students. And although there are certain aspects that need to be improved, designing the escape room for the biochemistry laboratories has meant a significant change both for the instructors, in the way we teach, and for the students, in the manner they learn.
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