Novel: Um Jogo Educativo para Aprendizagem de Ortografia

Resumo

Portuguese-speaking students, in general, present difficulties to use orthographic rules, especially in formal contexts that require the use of correct spelling of words. To solve this problem, alternative teaching techniques may be adopted, such as educational games. This paper describes the development and evaluation, through a case study, of the educational game Novel that deals with orthographic norms of Brazilian Portuguese in a playful way. The case study revealed that the use of Novel by students contributes significantly to the learning of spelling, considering that the average scores of the students who used the software were higher than those who did not use it.