Autolycus’ Game: Game-Based Learning in Natural Environments for Meaningful Physical Education

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Veröffentlicht in:Education Sciences vol. 15, no. 12 (2025), p. 1642-1661
1. Verfasser: Ferriz-Valero Alberto
Weitere Verfasser: Baena-Morales, Salvador, Guillén Esmeralda, Piñol-Vázquez, Juan Alejandro
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100 1 |a Ferriz-Valero Alberto  |u Department of General Didactics and Specific Didactics, University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, Spain; alberto.ferriz@ua.es (A.F.-V.); 
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520 3 |a Within the context of pedagogical renewal in Physical Education, Game-Based Learning (GBL) has emerged as a pedagogical model that can foster students’ motivation and engagement. This study explored university learners’ perceptions of a playful activity in a natural environment, entitled Autolycus’ Game, and its perceived contributions to their holistic development. A total of 114 undergraduate students enrolled in Early Childhood and Primary Education degrees participated in a two-hour session designed as a Breakout EDU in a university park. After the experience, their perceptions were collected through an online semi-structured questionnaire and analysed using qualitative coding techniques in Atlas.ti. Findings indicated that participants perceived Autolycus’ Game as motivating, creativity-enhancing, and supportive of social interaction and cooperative work. Most participants highlighted that this methodology helped them strengthen social and communication skills, while also valuing the use of the natural environment as a didactic resource. At the same time, participants identified areas for improvement—such as repetitive tasks, uneven difficulty across challenges, and limited supervision—that may reduce engagement if not carefully planned. Overall, participants described Autolycus’ Game as a valuable pedagogical strategy that may enrich learning experiences in Physical Education and support socio-emotional and motor competences, although the findings should be interpreted in light of the study’s limitations (single-institution sample, self-reported data, intact class groups taught by the researchers). Future work could examine outdoor Breakout EDU with mixed-methods and longitudinal designs to assess motivational processes and learning outcomes over time. 
653 |a Problem solving 
653 |a Teaching 
653 |a Pedagogy 
653 |a Exercise 
653 |a Curricula 
653 |a University students 
653 |a Gamification 
653 |a Physical education 
653 |a Mixed methods research 
653 |a Learning Activities 
653 |a Student Attitudes 
653 |a Competence 
653 |a Environment 
653 |a Teacher Leadership 
653 |a Psychological Needs 
653 |a Teaching Methods 
653 |a Need Gratification 
653 |a Meta Analysis 
653 |a Elementary Education 
653 |a Interpersonal Relationship 
653 |a College Students 
653 |a Student Motivation 
653 |a Student Participation 
653 |a Decision Making Skills 
653 |a Logical Thinking 
653 |a Game Based Learning 
653 |a Self Determination 
653 |a Educational Needs 
653 |a Attention 
653 |a Technological Advancement 
653 |a Publish or Perish Issue 
653 |a Educational Strategies 
700 1 |a Baena-Morales, Salvador  |u Department of General Didactics and Specific Didactics, University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, Spain; alberto.ferriz@ua.es (A.F.-V.); 
700 1 |a Guillén Esmeralda  |u Department of Education Studies, Faculty of Education, Complutense University Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain 
700 1 |a Piñol-Vázquez, Juan Alejandro  |u Department of General Didactics and Specific Didactics, University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, Spain; alberto.ferriz@ua.es (A.F.-V.); 
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