Pensamento computacional no ensino da Matemática : desafios e possibilidades

Abstract

This work presents a different proposal to teach computational thinking through a constructionist approach and the application of active methodologies, such as problem solving and game-based learning. In order to assist mathematics teachers working in basic education, research on computational thinking was conducted gradually. From an introduction that seeks to justify the need to work with computational thinking, considering that computing and the technologies that permeate it are at the center of economics and everyday life. Thus, computational thinking is essential for students to understand the world, not only as users of technology, but also with creators. Thus, computational thinking and Computer Science are at the top of the curriculum reforms of Basic Education in the world. While some countries like Brazil are only in the initial phase of this stage, others already have decades of implantation of computational thinking and Computer Science. In many of these countries, today their study is compulsory and with a specific discipline for computing, putting it on an equal footing with other academic disciplines. The work is finished with proposals for activities, which start with the use of the SpriteBox and LightBot programs, which lead the student to develop basic programming concepts in a meaningful and enjoyable way, and later, activities that can be worked on in Elementary School are suggested I and II.