Computação plugada ordenação: um aplicativo para ensinar sobre algoritmos de ordenação na educação básica

Abstract

This work aims to present “Computação Plugada Ordenação”, an Android application developed with the goal of teaching basic computing concepts related to sorting algorithms for children (8+ years) and young people. The current version is based on the activity of sorting algorithms from the unplugged computing book by Bell et al. (2011) and explores the Quicksort and Insertion Sort algorithms. To evaluate the first prototype, online questionnaires were made available to teachers and alumni in the areas of computing and education, and an online questionnaire was also made available to potential users. Good acceptance was observed from the first assessment. Some suggestions for improvements were related to the colors and letter sizes used.