Banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO: KECIO DA SILVA SANTOS

Uma banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : KECIO DA SILVA SANTOS
DATE: 19/12/2025
TIME: 10:00
LOCAL: Formato Hibrido: Sala do Laboratório TEAM - NPITI IMD UFRN e Webconferencia
TITLE:

USE OF EDUCATIONAL ROBOTICS AS A TOOL TO ENCOURAGE COMMUNICATION AND SOCIAL INTERACTION IN CHILDREN WITH ASD

KEY WORDS:

Keywords: Educational Robotics; Autism Spectrum Disorder; Socioemotional Skills;
Inclusion; Technological Workshops.

 

PAGES: 67
BIG AREA: Ciências Humanas
AREA: Educação
SUBÁREA: Ensino-Aprendizagem
SPECIALTY: Tecnologia Educacional
SUMMARY:

Educational robotics has emerged as a prominent pedagogical approach capable of fostering
cognitive, communicative, and socio-emotional processes, particularly within inclusive
contexts involving students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Despite the increasing
use of these technologies in school environments, gaps remain regarding the systematization
of evidence concerning their contributions to functional communication, social interaction,
and collaboration among neurodivergent students. Addressing this gap, this research aims to
analyze how Technological Robotics Workshops can enhance socio-emotional skills,
specifically communication and social interaction, in students with ASD enrolled in the Final
Years of Elementary School. The investigation is conducted in partnership with the Municipal
Education Secretariat of Patos, the Inclusion Sector, NIPE, and the Children's CAPS,
involving professionals specialized in psychology, speech therapy, child psychiatry,
neurodevelopment, and pedagogy. The methodology is applied in nature, employing a mixed-
methods approach with a convergent design, integrating quantitative and qualitative data
simultaneously. The study is characterized as action research and a field study, incorporating
elements of a multiple case study, with an intervention consisting of 16 Technological
Workshops developed over two months. Data collection utilizes quantitative, qualitative, and
hybrid instruments, validated by expert judges and subjected to a prior pilot test. Quantitative
analysis will be conducted using descriptive statistics and the Wilcoxon test, while qualitative
analysis will follow Content Analysis as proposed by Bardin, supported by NVivo and SPSS
software. Convergent triangulation will integrate the findings, allowing for the identification
of convergences, divergences, and interpretive patterns across different data sources. It is
expected that the Technological Workshops will favor advances in functional communication,
joint attention, social engagement, collaboration, and the cognitive/emotional flexibility of
participants, thereby strengthening active participation in collective activities. In conclusion,
this research may offer relevant evidence for inclusive pedagogical practices, guide public
policies for special education, and contribute to scientific advancement at the intersection of
educational robotics, neurodevelopment, and socio-emotional skills.

 

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - ***.287.084-** - AKYNARA AGLAE RODRIGUES SANTOS DA SILVA BURLAMAQUI - UFRN
Interno - ***.145.534-** - GUSTAVO FONTOURA DE SOUZA - IFRN
Externa à Instituição - ALESSANDRA MIRANDA MENDES SOARES - UFERSA