GenIA: plataforma para construção de objetos de aprendizagem de matemática que faz uso de programação intuitiva e é assistida por inteligência artificial

Abstract

In constant evolution, humanity has passed under the eyes of different philosophers through some political, economic, and social eras or milestones. Technology follows this process, acting as a protagonist or supporting player in countless everyday tasks. Society is now experiencing the age of knowledge, in which the use of digital technologies in various spheres is advocated, from trivial algorithms to artificial intelligence. In Education, the use of different artificial intelligence techniques is observed, ranging from supporting educational management to contributions to the teaching and learning processes. In Mathematics Education, even before the popularization of artificial intelligence, the use of the computer already supported the didactic processes through a wide range of resources, such as: intuitive programming languages, the internet, learning objects and other multimedia content, such as audio and video. Given this scenario, the objective of this research is to investigate how artificial intelligence resources, combined with intuitive programming, can be explored in the creation of a platform for the construction of Mathematics learning objects. The educational product linked to the investigation is a platform for building mathematics learning objects, which makes use of intuitive programming and is assisted by artificial intelligence. The research movement is guided by two methodological contributions: Educational Design Research, which considers projects and interventions in the educational context, and the prototyping process, which, under the directives of Software Engineering, guides the technical aspects for the construction of software through successive iterations and versions for experimentation and evaluation purposes. The research is part of a macro-project, which involves other related researches, that include understanding of the theoretical-philosophical contributions of the themes involved and the study of the ergonomic aspects of the platform. The platform, called GenIA, is based on the pillars of intuitive programming to enable the construction of Mathematics learning objects. The construction of objects is done using flowchart and is assisted by artificial intelligence algorithms with machine learning. The educational product was applied in different contexts, having been evaluated by Mathematics professors who are members of the research group to which this research is linked, by students of the Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering at a private university and by students completing the Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from the Federal Technological University of Paraná (UTFPR). From the research results, it was concluded that GenIA, as a realized educational product, tested from a technical point of view, evaluated by Mathematics Education researchers, and used as a resource in a real educational environment, reveals that the thesis raised is viable, and it is possible to create Mathematics OA using intuitive programming and AI techniques. It was noticed, however, that the research proposal, expressing aspects to be explored in the educational sphere, caused some concern on the part of researchers, which highlights the importance of having more interdisciplinary research involving AI and Education, só that some precepts be demystified.