Banca de DEFESA: GABRIEL VIEIRA BARRETO

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STUDENT : GABRIEL VIEIRA BARRETO
DATE: 05/09/2025
TIME: 14:30
LOCAL: https://meet.google.com/sye-cuqk-rze
TITLE:

COMPUTATIONAL THINKING FOR DEAF BASIC EDUCATION STUDENTS: DESIGN AND PROTOTYPING OF A DIGITAL EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE

KEY WORDS:

Computational thinking; Basic education; Innovation in educational technologies; Digital educational resource; Deaf.

PAGES: 80
BIG AREA: Ciências Humanas
AREA: Educação
SUBÁREA: Tópicos Específicos de Educação
SPECIALTY: Educação Especial
SUMMARY:

The development of Computational Thinking (CT) has been a constant topic in discussion forums addressing Computer Science education in Basic Education. In 2022, with the publication of Resolution No. 1 of October 4, 2022, along with the BNCC Complement document - Computing, this education became a mandatory part of the national school curriculum. In Brazil, access to technological resources appropriate to students' needs is quite unequal, and when we consider deaf students, this inequality is even more pronounced. Deaf students, whose preferred language is Libras, as established by Law No. 10,436 of April 24, 2002, must be provided with resources that recognize and address their linguistic differences. Therefore, this research is based on the ideal of deaf education guided by a bilingual approach (Libras-Portuguese), which considers that any and all resources intended for deaf students should be presented primarily in Libras, with Portuguese as a second language. Based on the above, this research focuses on the design and prototyping of a bilingual digital educational resource aimed at developing Computational Thinking skills in deaf students in basic education. Therefore, the following research question was formulated: What are the essential characteristics of educational software aimed at supporting the development of Computational Thinking in deaf students? Based on this, the following general objective was defined: to develop an interactive prototype of bilingual educational software (Libras-Portuguese) for deaf students, focusing on the development of Computational Thinking through block programming. To achieve this goal, the following specific objectives are defined: (i) identify essential characteristics of educational software for PC development through block programming; (ii) investigate the essential characteristics of bilingual educational software (Libras-Portuguese); (iii) systematize the resource development process from its conception to the prototyping stage; (iv) conduct a reception study of the educational software prototype with the deaf community to observe its applicability and potential uses. Based on the ideas of Wieringa (2009) and Pimentel et al. (2020), this research adopts the epistemological-methodological approach of Design Science Research (DSR), with the regulatory cycle as the research stages. To validate the resource's suitability for its target audience, a validation process was conducted with experts in deaf education and computer science education. As a result, the research presents the resource development process, from the conception phase to prototyping. The main result of this research was the interactive prototype of bilingual educational software (Libras-Portuguese). This prototype demonstrates the integration of block programming with sign language, allowing deaf students to develop Computational Thinking skills. The reception study with the deaf community reveals the level of acceptance of the prototype, its usability, and the clarity of the instructions and concepts presented in Libras, identifying the resource as intuitive and engaging for the target audience. The results of the validation with experts in deaf education and computer science teaching provided critical insights into the pedagogical and technical adequacy of the prototype. This feedback confirms the relevance of the resource, highlights necessary improvements, and validates the essential characteristics identified as effective.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - 2313711 - FLAVIA ROLDAN VIANA
Interna - 2245086 - ISABEL DILLMANN NUNES
Externa à Instituição - GRAZIELA FERREIRA GUARDA - UFF