Processo de Desenvolvimento do Sistema de Ensino Gamificado

Abstract

Gamification applied to the educational environment has proven to be an effective strategy for increasing student engagement and knowledge retention. This work presents the development of the Gamified Teaching System (SEG - Sistema de Ensino Gamificado), a web application conceived from a practical demand identified at the Faculty of Dentistry (FAODO) of the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS). The project emerges as a free and customized alternative to existing educational quiz platforms, such as Kahoot!, whose operational costs are tied to the dollar and whose file storage limitations make continuous use in the daily university routine unfeasible. The development methodology encompassed requirements gathering, interface prototyping, and architectural modeling based on the C4 Model. The system was built under the Model-View-Controller (MVC) architectural pattern, using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript on the front-end to create dynamic screens adapted to teacher and student profiles. The back-end was structured in Node.js, integrated with a MySQL relational database hosted locally on an Ubuntu system. As a result, SEG has established itself as a robust and accessible tool aligned with institutional pedagogical needs, capable of dynamizing the teaching-learning process at UFMS.