Explorando a cultura maker através do App Inventor 2 em escola do Litoral Norte da Paraíba: um Estudo de caso

Abstract

Learning to program should not be limited to students studying Computer Science. Considering this aspect, the present work aims to explore programming learning with high school students allied with maker culture and collaborative learning. We intend to evaluate the experience through a pilot case study. The study aimed to observe indications of the development of high school students' skills related to computational thinking and their motivation during the creation of applications using MIT App Inventor 2 exploring their own ideas. To evaluate the experience, observations were made following an observation protocol and an online questionnaire was also used. The results give some indication that Maker Culture, combined with MIT App Inventor 2, may promote a collaborative environment that improves learning, making participants more motivated to solve problems.