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STUDENT : ODAIR SOARES DE SOUZA
DATE: 31/10/2022
TIME: 09:00
LOCAL: IMD
TITLE:

COMPUTATIONAL THINKING: a proposal for the early years of elementary school based on students' daily life

KEY WORDS:

Computational Thinking. elementary school. Unplugged Computing. Prior Knowledge. student interests. local reality.

PAGES: 72
BIG AREA: Ciências Humanas
AREA: Educação
SUBÁREA: Ensino-Aprendizagem
SPECIALTY: Métodos e Técnicas de Ensino
SUMMARY:

The exponential growth and the adoption of technological solutions have been driving constant transformations in the social, cultural, economic and political sectors. Given this reality, creativity and the ability to think tend to be increasingly valued. Many have pointed to the adoption of active teaching and learning methodologies to encourage the formation of these skills. In this sense, specialists have emphasized the integration of computational thinking since the first levels of Basic Education to collaborate with the development of critical thinking and problem-solving skills. When talking about teaching computational thinking, it is common to think about the use of digital information and communication technologies. However, the reality of most public schools in Brazil, which still has precarious infrastructure and technological scarcity, shows that relying solely on these tools proves to be an unfeasible solution. Another problem is the deficit in teacher training, which is also a barrier to be overcome. Given this scenario, unplugged computing presents itself as a more affordable alternative. However, the literature review carried out for this research showed that most of the studies that investigated the integration of computational thinking in the early years of Elementary School were limited to replicating practices and experiences developed and designed for contexts and realities very different from those that are experienced by public school students. Faced with this problem, this research aims to contribute to the teaching and learning of computational thinking in the early years of Elementary School. In order to achieve this objective, didactic material based on theories that prioritize previous knowledge, the local reality, the interests and preferences of the students was developed. The material consists of guidelines and a set of unplugged activities. In addition, two training sessions were carried out with teachers from the municipality of Parnamirim-RN. To validate the proposal, during the last training, the teachers were guided and were able to use the didactic material in the planning of practical activities. According to the results, it can be said that the activities carried out based on the methodological procedures and the proposed didactic material contributed significantly to the teaching and learning of computational thinking by students and teachers participating in the course.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - 1363515 - ANDRE MAURICIO CUNHA CAMPOS
Interno - 2978747 - CHARLES ANDRYE GALVAO MADEIRA
Externo ao Programa - 1671962 - EDUARDO HENRIQUE DA SILVA ARANHA - UFRNExterno à Instituição - WINDSON VIANA DE CARVALHO - UFC