Fatores de avaliação de ambientes virtuais de aprendizagem no contexto da educação a distância

Abstract

Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs) have provided the necessary technological support for the advancement of Distance Education. Especially after the COVID-19 pandemic, this modality emerges as an educational trend. In this scenario, it is important to identify relevant factors for evaluating VLEs and their use in the context of Distance Education (DE). In this context, the present research aims to create an evaluation panel for Virtual Learning Environments. The qualitative research used literature review to identify some factors and subsequently the Delphi method was applied for validation and measurement of the relevance of the respective factors. For this, the contribution of five DE and VLE specialists from UTFPR, campus Curitiba, was questioned. The research presented twenty-four factors, grouped into seven categories: Adaptability, Interactivity, Usability, Monitoring, Accessibility, Reliability, and Maintainability. Finally, these factors were presented to the specialists who could assign a degree of relevance and contribute with points according to their vision for each presented factor. Secondly, individual opinions were analyzed to form a collective opinion that was submitted to the specialists for agreement with the respective analyses. Finally, it was found that twenty factors were considered relevant and achieved consensus regarding the presented analyses. It is estimated that the proposed panel can contribute to managers, administrators, and educational actors in the evaluation and implementation of VLEs in educational institutions.