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Mobile learning e pensamento computacional: contributos para o desenvolvimento de aplicações em contextos educativos
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Aprender através de uma aplicação instalada num telemóvel só é possível porque a evolução tecnológica foi enorme. O computador pessoal, a expansão das redes, os dispositivos móveis com aplicações variadas e diversos objetivos concretizaram esta possibilidade. Um desses objetivos está associado ao mobile learning que consiste no ensino e na aprendizagem através de aplicações instaladas em telemóveis. O desenvolvimento de aplicações será facilitado, por exemplo, se for aplicada uma forma de análise de problemas, designada por pensamento computacional que consiste numa abordagem à forma de resolver problemas de programação mas que também pode ser aplicada noutras áreas. Assim, considerou-se pertinente desenvolver uma investigação com a finalidade de perceber as possibilidades de integração do mobile learning e do pensamento computacional no ensino básico associado ao desenvolvimento de aplicações (Objetivo principal). A investigação foi realizada com alunos do 8.º e 9.º Ano do Colégio Manuel Bernardes. Os alunos do 9.º Ano produziram aplicações móveis tendo em vista o ensino e aprendizagem do Teorema de Pitágoras e os alunos do 8.º Ano experimentaram e testaram a aplicação realizada. A recolha de dados primários e secundários foi realizada através de pesquisa em documentação, questionários e entrevistas. A estratégia de análise consistiu em primeiro lugar na análise dos documentos pesquisados, criando resumos e avaliações críticas. Os alunos participantes e os professores responderam a um questionário sobre o tema em investigação. Os dados obtidos foram tratados e analisados tendo em vista aceitar ou rejeitar as hipóteses sugeridas e associadas às questões de investigação. Os dados quantitativos foram analisados através do SPSS, os dados qualitativos requereram uma classificação por categorias, pelo que, quando necessário, se procedeu a uma sumarização, categorização, estruturação ou até mesmo uma enumeração das categorias encontradas. A metodologia de investigação empregue foi o Design Based Research que foi escolhida por ser sistemática mas flexível, através de uma análise iterativa, de projeto, de desenvolvimento e implementação, baseada na colaboração entre o investigador e os participantes. Relativamente a todo processo de desenvolvimento e teste das aplicações produzidas podemos concluir que há possibilidades de integrar o mobile learning e o pensamento computacional no ensino básico. Será necessário no entanto continuar a investigar como proceder a esta integração nomeadamente seguindo orientações relacionadas com a inclusão, educação, qualificação, especialização e investigação.
Learning through an application installed on a mobile phone is only possible because the technological evolution has been enormous. The personal computer, the expansion of the networks, the mobile devices with varied applications and several objectives fulfilled this possibility. One of these objectives is associated with mobile learning, which consists of teaching and learning through applications installed on mobile phones. Application development will be facilitated, for example, by applying a form of problem analysis, called computational thinking, which consists of an approach to how to solve programming problems but which can also be applied in other areas. Thus, it was considered relevant to develop an investigation in order to understand the possibilities of integration of mobile learning and computational thinking in basic education associated to the development of applications (main objective). The investigation was carried out with students of the 8th and 9th Year of the Colégio Manuel Bernardes. The 9th Year students produced mobile applications for the teaching and learning of the Pythagorean Theorem and the 8th Year students experimented with and tested the application. The collection of primary and secondary data was performed through documentation research, questionnaires and interviews. The analysis strategy consisted first of all in the analysis of the documents surveyed, creating summaries and critical evaluations. Participating students and teachers answered a questionnaire on the subject under investigation. The data obtained were treated and analyzed in order to accept or reject the hypotheses suggested and associated with the research questions. The quantitative data were analyzed through the SPSS, qualitative data required a classification by categories, so that, when necessary, a summary, categorization, structuring or even enumeration of the categories found was performed. The research methodology employed was Design Based Research, which was chosen because it is systematic but flexible, through an iterative analysis, design, development and implementation, based on the collaboration between the researcher and the participants. Regarding all the processes of development and testing of the applications produced, we can conclude that there are possibilities to integrate mobile learning and computational thinking in basic education. However, it will be necessary to continue investigating how to proceed with this integration, in particular by following guidelines on inclusion, education, qualification, specialization and research.
Learning through an application installed on a mobile phone is only possible because the technological evolution has been enormous. The personal computer, the expansion of the networks, the mobile devices with varied applications and several objectives fulfilled this possibility. One of these objectives is associated with mobile learning, which consists of teaching and learning through applications installed on mobile phones. Application development will be facilitated, for example, by applying a form of problem analysis, called computational thinking, which consists of an approach to how to solve programming problems but which can also be applied in other areas. Thus, it was considered relevant to develop an investigation in order to understand the possibilities of integration of mobile learning and computational thinking in basic education associated to the development of applications (main objective). The investigation was carried out with students of the 8th and 9th Year of the Colégio Manuel Bernardes. The 9th Year students produced mobile applications for the teaching and learning of the Pythagorean Theorem and the 8th Year students experimented with and tested the application. The collection of primary and secondary data was performed through documentation research, questionnaires and interviews. The analysis strategy consisted first of all in the analysis of the documents surveyed, creating summaries and critical evaluations. Participating students and teachers answered a questionnaire on the subject under investigation. The data obtained were treated and analyzed in order to accept or reject the hypotheses suggested and associated with the research questions. The quantitative data were analyzed through the SPSS, qualitative data required a classification by categories, so that, when necessary, a summary, categorization, structuring or even enumeration of the categories found was performed. The research methodology employed was Design Based Research, which was chosen because it is systematic but flexible, through an iterative analysis, design, development and implementation, based on the collaboration between the researcher and the participants. Regarding all the processes of development and testing of the applications produced, we can conclude that there are possibilities to integrate mobile learning and computational thinking in basic education. However, it will be necessary to continue investigating how to proceed with this integration, in particular by following guidelines on inclusion, education, qualification, specialization and research.
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Mlearning Pensamento computacional Aplicações móveis Ensino-aprendizagem Estudo de casos Ensino básico Applications (apps) Mobile learning Computational thinking Basic education
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Nunes, José Manuel Freixo - Mobile learning e pensamento computacional [Em linha]: contributos para o desenvolvimento de aplicações em contextos educativos. [S.l.]: [s.n.], 2019. 546 p.