Uma análise do uso da plataforma MIT APP INVENTOR 2 como ferramenta para auxiliar no processo de ensino e aprendizagem de programação

Abstract

App Inventor is an innovative tool that can be used in an educational and social way. Due to the high failure rates in the initial programming disciplines, a work plan was created in the Licenciatura course in Computing in the discipline of Introduction CESIT / UEA algorithms, which aimed to Propose and evaluate the use of the MIT App Inventor 2 platform, as a tool of assistance in the process of teaching and learning programming, in order to facilitate the understanding of the main programming structure to students beginning in programming, where they were taught in a theoretical-practical way encompassing learning in an easy and innovative way, giving possibilities of innovation in the educational environment. The methodology used was the teaching of programming logic using the App Inventor tool in a playful way and with an easy understanding of application design development and block programming. The results of the experiment show that students have learned that algorithms can be solved logically; the use of methods can help them arouse interest in computer programming. The classes were applied with a group of 15 students from the class of freshmen of the course, where they were developed several applications as: calculator IMC and Number of three more always working the structures of control and repetition. As evaluation, questionnaires were applied to measure the level of acceptance, usability and satisfaction of the use of the tool. Conclusively, it is presented the importance of working with an initial programming approach in a simple and attractive way for beginning students in programming, since it draws more attention, avoiding great difficulties as it is in pure line programming. Avoiding thus, avoidance of the programming course. App Inventor is great for teaching programming in a simple, playful and engaging way.