The use of Educational Escape Rooms in the Lifelong Training of Mathematics Teachers

• Published in: European Conference on Games Based Learning Vol. 18; no. 1; pp. 215 - 222
• Main Authors: Vankúš, Peter, Čujdíková, Mária
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Reading Academic Conferences International Limited 07.10.2024
• Subjects: Case studies; Collaboration; Computer science; Design; Education; Escape rooms; Games; Lifelong learning; Mathematics; Mathematics teachers; Physics; Problem solving; Qualitative analysis; Questionnaires; Teachers; Teaching; Training
• ISSN: 2049-0992; 2049-100X
• DOI: 10.34190/ecgbl.18.1.2653

Educational escape rooms represent an innovative and engaging educational approach, with a high potential for the development of problem-solving and collaboration skills. That is why it is important to familiarize teachers with them and support them for their use in the teaching practice. Our paper presents a case study investigating the utilization of two versions of digital educational escape rooms (DEERs) within the lifelong training of mathematics teachers. Thirty-two mathematics educators of pupils aged 10 to 19 participated in the research. DEERs were developed in two digital platforms: Room Escape Maker and Google Forms, offering an interactive adventure game and a story-based text game, respectively. The study aimed to explore teachers' perceptions of these DEER versions and their potential applications in teaching. Data collection employed observation and a questionnaire survey, followed by qualitative evaluation through thematic analysis. The research's limitations include the sample size and the specifications of the utilized DEERs.