Lego® Serious Play®: A new way of teaching
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Lego serious play, soft skills, satisfaction, collaborativa work, participation, gamificationAbstract
The main objective of this study is to measure the satisfaction of students in the Continuing Education Program (PFR) at Tecsup - Southern Campus through the implementation of the Lego® Serious Play® (LSP) methodology in PFR professional programs. The research employs an applied, explanatory design with a quantitative approach; furthermore, it is classified as field research since data were collected on-site. The population comprised PFR students from Tecsup - Southern Campus and the sample was composed of students from the following courses: Personal Development, Hardware and Software Support, Applied Basic Sciences, Oral and Written Expression Techniques, Market Research, Text Comprehension and Production, Waves and Heat, Continuous Improvement in Design, Quality and Continuous Improvement, Technological Research and Innovation, Project Innovation Design, Entrepreneurship, Professional Development, and Society and Sustainable Development. To evaluate the Lego® Serious Play® methodology, surveys were administered to students to determine their level of satisfaction at the end of the workshops.
The results show that 59% of students felt "Very satisfied" with the LSP methodology, and 34% indicated that they felt "Satisfied"; combined, this represents a 93% acceptance rate, demonstrating that students were pleased with the methodology. Additionally, it was observed that in 2023, approximately 1,865 students benefited from the methodology, learning through a "learning-by-doing" approach involving model building, challenges, and group storytelling. Furthermore, in 2024, participation grew to 3,956 students, representing a 112% increase. This increase reflects that the institution and teachers perceive LSP as a highly accepted methodology, which reinforces the decision to continue applying it in subsequent academic semesters. It is concluded that the methodology attracts, retains, and multiplies student participation, a finding reinforced by the results of the survey, in which respondents expressed being very satisfied with the experience.
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