Avaliando um Aplicativo Android para Apoiar a Aplicação de Exercícios de Computação Desplugada Revista Brasileira de Informática

This article aims to present an evaluation of “Computação Plugada”, an Android application developed with the purpose of making easier the dissemination of unplugged computing activities, thus giving its users the development of skills related to computational thinking. The idea of the application is that it can simplify the application of these activities in the classroom. However, it can also allow individual users to accomplish these activities by receiving automatic feedback. Online questionnaires were sent to students and to computer science teachers who already had experience with unplugged computing. We have also performed a spontaneous observation. Its purpose was to identify some aspects such as interest and collaboration of the students of three classes of the first year of high school submitted to the use of the application in the classroom. There was also a semistructured interview with the teacher. The results presented give evidence that the application may be suitable for individual or classroom use. We have observed that its use in the classroom may lead to more interaction between the students and to collaborative learning. Besides, it seems to be an easier way to apply activities that stimulate computational thinking.Keywords:Unplugged Computing; Computational Thinking; Computer Science Education.

Brazilian Journal of Computers in Education