Banca de DEFESA: JARINETE ARAÚJO DA SILVA

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STUDENT : JARINETE ARAÚJO DA SILVA
DATE: 28/08/2025
TIME: 14:00
LOCAL: Sala B206 do IMD e online: https://meet.google.com/qoy-uwej-axv
TITLE:

TEACHER TRAINING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTATIONAL THINKING SKILLS WITH SCIENTIFIC OLYMPIADS

KEY WORDS:

Computational Thinking; Teacher Training; Scientific Olympiads; Skills.

PAGES: 225
BIG AREA: Ciências Humanas
AREA: Educação
SUMMARY:

Currently, society is undergoing several transformations, driven by scientific, technological, and cultural advances, which significantly alter human relationships. The contemporary job market has valued problem-solving skills and socio-emotional competencies, known as soft skills. Therefore, the profile of 21st-century professionals has changed, requiring characteristics such as creative thinking, resilience, flexibility, and leadership. However, the current educational model still neglects these competencies, remaining centered on traditional teaching, focused primarily on content transmission. In this context, public policies have recognized Computational Thinking as an effective tool for developing problem-solving skills and abilities, making it indispensable for the formation of critical and reflective citizens. Among the various pedagogical strategies that can be adopted in the classroom, Science Olympiads stand out, already present in schools, albeit in a limited form. They present a promising alternative for promoting, across the board, the development of Computational Thinking. Thus, there is an urgent need to train teachers on a large scale and in various fields of knowledge, enabling them to foster these skills in students. This is where the Rio Grande do Norte Computational Thinking Program (Pensa-RN) comes in, helping to transform this reality. The program offers continuing education courses for educators, initially in-person, then remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Currently, it has expanded to distance learning (DE), focusing on developing Computational Thinking skills. Therefore, the following research question arises: how can we promote teacher training capable of developing Computational Thinking competencies and skills, with applicability in the Science Olympiads?Thus, the research aims to propose distance learning teacher training focused on developing skills and abilities in Computational Thinking, using the Science Olympiads as a structuring axis. Methodologically, this is action research, in which the researcher adopts a collaborative approach with the participants. Objectives: The research is exploratory, adopting a qualitative approach and an applied approach. To support the proposal, a systematic literature review was conducted to understand the scientific community's current research on Computational Thinking teacher training, using the Science Olympiads as a reference. The training proposal was developed using the Moodle platform, offered to Basic Education teachers and hosted by Pensa-RN. In addition, we produced an e-book guide on the teaching sequence model to support future training initiatives. The main contributions of this training include the adoption of new strategies based on active methodologies and improvements in teachers' pedagogical practices, as students began to apply Computational Thinking concepts in the classroom. Furthermore, the training provided greater confidence in applying these concepts in an educational context.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - 2978747 - CHARLES ANDRYE GALVAO MADEIRA
Interna - 2245086 - ISABEL DILLMANN NUNES
Externo ao Programa - 1363515 - ANDRE MAURICIO CUNHA CAMPOS - UFRNExterna à Instituição - NARA MARTINI BIGOLIN - UFSM