Play and learning: an experience in teacher training

Abstract

The investigation work presented here, recaptures gaming as a fundamental element in teacher training, specifically the use of Legos in learning. It was carried out in a group of 14 students in training of the Telesecundaria Bachelor of Teaching, of the Higher Institute of Normal Education of the State of Colima (ISENCO) Prof. Gregorio Torres Quintero, campus Tecomán, Colima; Mexico. For its development, the phenomenological method, the interpretive paradigm and the qualitative approach were employed. The established research question was: What is the learning experience when using gaming with Legos in the course of Curricular Autonomy of the 7th semester of the degree? Is gaming with Legos a favorable alternative to join the teaching processes? -normal school learning? After the experience, it can be concluded that the use of Legos allowed the cognitive structuring of the central aspects of the class and favored the materialization of ideas, by achieving the concrete representation of the obtained learning and making it meaningful. Concerning the emotional aspect, it is associated with positive emotions such as happiness, joy and relaxation. Furthermore, it allowed the free expression of ideas in a framework of trust and originality.