Desenvolvimento de uma ferramenta didática aplicada ao ensino de robótica e programação para crianças

Abstract

With the evolution of technology, associated with the fact that children are increasingly connected to it, new teaching methodologies are needed to meet these new demands. Because of this, the use of methodologies that encourage active learning is increasingly present in schools from basic education. One of the most used methodologies is STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math), which is usually associated with teaching robotics, encouraging students to solve problems of a multidisciplinary nature, being the protagonist of their actions. With that, “gamification” appears, a concept that seeks to use games as teaching tools, combining knowledge with the same benefits of the act of playing. That said, this study aims to develop a teaching tool based on the concept of "gamification" combined with the STEAM method, encouraging students to solve programming problems through a board game, which should receive the sequence of commands to reach the solution.