Céos: sistema mobile para aprendizagem colaborativa

Abstract

Learning and existing academic performance difference among students are the focus of many studies and research in education, among the many existing variables, most points to a key in common that directly influences the academic performance of students, the complement study at home. Outside the school environment pedagogical activities compete for the time and attention of students with a lot of entertainment. One such activity is the use of smartphones and their myriad applications, especially those of a social nature. A survey conducted by Telefonica with young people from 18 to 30 showed that in Brazil, 78% have smartphones and use at least one social networking application and / or message. Taking into account the growing demand, this project proposed the development of an application to support education, providing contact with the discipline and colleagues via smartphones. It was decided by the development methodology called prototyping in order to create and improve the product through successive reviews.