Mod-reapc: um modelo conceitual para o desenvolvimento de sistemas de recomendação de recursos educacionais abertos para o pensamento computacional

Abstract

Computational Thinking (CT) consists of a set of skills that help solve problems and is important for any individual, regardless of their field of activity. Developing this set of skills requires strategies, expanded by educational resources, capable of assisting in this teaching-learning process. Open Educational Resources (OER) are resources that can be used to support the CT teaching-learning process. They are mainly available in repositories and can be sought to support various educational practices. To this end, it is necessary to adapt the resource to the practice in order to obtain better use and results in learning. To achieve this goal, it is worth using tools that facilitate the process of searching for these resources, in order to minimize the overload of information within the repositories, and directing the user to the OER that can effectively contribute to the development of CT. In this sense, the use of an Recommender System (RS) can benefit the search for OER whose focus is the development of CT. In view of this, this work proposes a conceptual model of OER RS for teaching CT, which can contribute to the search process in repositories, directing to OER that can be used for CT development. The conceptual model, called Mod-REAPC, was analyzed and validated in two stages, the first through a consultation with stakeholders and the second through a proofof-concept application using an RS, developed in accordance with Mod-REAPC. The results were evaluated to identify the effective contribution of Mod-REAPC to an OER RS, to support the development of CT skills. With the results obtained, it was possible to verify the validity of Mod-REAPC as a conceptual model for an OER RS for CT, as well as it was possible to verify the feasibility of implementing Mod-REAPC.