Application of teaching innovation methodology: Training in psychological interview techniques through an escape game

Application of teaching innovation methodology: Training in psychological interview techniques through an escape game

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22458/ie.v25i38.4247

Keywords:

educational innovation, learning, motivation, interview, educational game, university student, psychology

Abstract

The psychological interview is an essential resource for any professional in psychology, whatever their field of action. However, a few available resources allow training the skills required for its correct application in a playful environment, where the students can learn from their mistakes to favor the learning process. The present work intended to create a virtual escape game through the Genially® platform. An overarching element of the escape game consisted of going through a series of tests related to the subject contents, which finally gave access to a final test in which the students must use the acquired strategies. The participants were 150 students in the 4th year of the Psychology Graduate Program at the University of Valencia. With the data obtained, descriptive analyzes of each of the missions were carried out considering content difficulty, the liking of the activities, the usefulness for learning, the motivation generated, the attractiveness of the format, and the generation of both pleasant and nasty emotions. The results indicate that the students were satisfied with this tool; it generated positive emotions, and they thought it improved their knowledge acquisition. In conclusion, this methodology encourages student participation in their own learning process, creating a flexible teaching tool that allows the acquisition of

Author Biographies

Usue De la Barrera Marzal, Universitat de València

Assistant Professor at the Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology of the Faculty of Psychology and Speech Therapy of the University of Valencia. She has a Master's degree in General Health Psychology, a Master's degree in Legal Psychology and Forensic Psychological Expertise and a PhD in Psychology.

Estefanía Mónaco Gerónimo, Universitat de València

D. in Psychology from the University of Valencia and General Health Psychologist. She has predoctoral and postdoctoral experience at the University of Valencia and is a member of the EMINA Group. She is the recipient of a Juan de la Cierva postdoctoral grant which she is developing at the University of Deusto with the Deusto FamilyPsych team. She has been trained for five years in two postgraduate courses: humanistic psychotherapies and couples psychotherapy.

Selene Valero-Moreno, Universitat de València

D. in Psychology from the University of Valencia and General Health Psychologist. She is Assistant Professor at the Department of Personality, Assessment and Psychological Treatments of the Faculty of Psychology and Speech Therapy at the University of Valencia. She is Principal Investigator in a project funded by the Generalitat Valenciana.

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Published

2023-01-24

How to Cite

De la Barrera Marzal, U., Mónaco Gerónimo, E., & Valero-Moreno, S. (2023). Application of teaching innovation methodology: Training in psychological interview techniques through an escape game. Innovaciones Educativas, 25(38), 185–197. https://doi.org/10.22458/ie.v25i38.4247

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Articles in the Format of Experience Systematization
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