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Title: Using Serious Games with Exploratory Teaching to Develop Mental Arithmetic in Primary Education
Language: English
Authors: Yelitza Freitas (ORCID 0000-0002-9394-7724), Beatriz Guiomar (ORCID 0009-0003-5175-4558), Sofia Gonçalves (ORCID 0000-0002-9893-7875), Ricardo Pinto (ORCID 0000-0002-2483-1250), Elisabete Pinto (ORCID 0009-0004-1294-0769), Virgílio Rato (ORCID 0000-0002-2412-4302), Fernando Martins (ORCID 0000-0002-1812-2300)
Source: Educational Process: International Journal. Article e2025151 2025 15.
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Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 28
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
Elementary Education
Grade 1
Primary Education
Descriptors: Grade 1, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Mental Computation, Arithmetic, Knowledge Level, Mathematics Skills, Game Based Learning, Student Participation, Instructional Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Educational Games, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
Geographic Terms: Portugal
ISSN: 2147-0901
2564-8020
Abstract: Background/purpose: This article aims to analyze the use of serious games from the Hypatiamat Platform to promote mental arithmetic in a first-grade primary school class in an Exploratory Teaching environment. Materials/methods: This study is mixed, interpretative, and action-research in design. It quantitatively analyses the students' Level of Knowledge and Global Performance and uses multimodal narratives to explain the data in Detail. Results: The results show that using Serious Games from the Hypatiamat Platform through Exploratory Teaching favored student learning. There was a significant improvement in the students' Level of Knowledge and Global Performance and an increase in student motivation and involvement. Conclusion: It is concluded that the adequate integration of serious games through Exploratory Teaching created a motivating and challenging learning environment for the students. This approach promoted greater active participation and involvement in 1st-grade primary school students and contributed to a significant improvement in their mental arithmetic development. Serious Games must be integrated into the classroom in an appropriate way to favor the learning of mathematics. We suggest integration through Exploratory Teaching so that students develop essential skills and improve their learning.
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