A construção de um software multimídia para o ensino de ciências: uma contribuição ao aprendizado de angiospermas

Abstract

The increasing use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) make teachers adopt more educational software and, in some cases, create their own applications. The main goal of this work was to produce a multimedia software to support the teaching of angiosperms in elementary school. This dissertation presents criteria to be considered in selecting or implementing software for educational purposes and reports the design, implementation and evaluation of a multimedia application. The software was based on the Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning of Richard Mayer and on the Meaningful Learning Theory of David Ausubel. The work invoved a multidisciplinary team. Research has shown that the computer acted as a motivating factor in learning and that the software was valid as a supporting material for the teaching of angiosperms. Besides the availability of the finished application, the contribution of the research is the possibility of re-application of the methodology in the construction of other multimedia educational softwares.