Análisis de la gamificación como metodología para fomentar el hábito lector

Abstract

The contemporary teacher must adapt to the generational conditions and needs of their context in order to address their problems. One of the main ones is the poor reading comprehension due to the lack of praxis. The purpose of this research article was to encourage reading habits through gamification as a methodology. Therefore, the study has a quantitative approach, with an explanatory quasi-experimental design, using a sample of 56 students. The instrument applied was the reading motivation scale (Motivation to Read), a parameterized inventory with a Cronbach’s Alpha validation of 0.82. Thus, the main findings of the pretest were that 44.64 % of the sample had an average reading habit and 33.93 % had a low reading habit; therefore, a proposal based on the principles of gamification was designed and applied through the following platforms and media: Genially, Nearpod, Pixton, ComicBook+, Wattpad and social networks. In the post-test, 96.49 % of students achieved a high reading habit. Therefore, it can be concluded that gamification is a methodology that contributes significantly to the improvement of the reading habit, optimizing the students’ reading self-concept and increasing the value they place on reading.