Banca de DEFESA: GLEYNA LEMOS LEONEZ DE ARAÚJO

Uma banca de DEFESA de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
DISCENTE : GLEYNA LEMOS LEONEZ DE ARAÚJO
DATA : 28/03/2019
HORA: 14:30
LOCAL: Laboratório de Psicologia
TÍTULO:

Performance of Executive Functions in Adolescents: Study of Intervention with Educational Robotics

PALAVRAS-CHAVES:

Educational Robotics, Neuropsychology, Intervention, Executive functions.

PÁGINAS: 87
GRANDE ÁREA: Ciências Humanas
ÁREA: Psicologia
RESUMO:

The objective of this study was to evaluate the executive functions (FE) of adolescents before and after the practice of Educational Robotics (RE). It is a study of the longitudinal type, of intervention, of predominantly quantitative nature. Participants were 16 adolescents, 15 and 16 years old, students from schools in the city of Natal, divided into Control Group (CG) and Study Group (GE), matched according to socioeconomic status, schooling, gender and age. For the pre and post intervention evaluation, the FE were measured by different instruments in order to measure their different components, such as: Five-digit Test / Five Digits Test - FDT; working memory - Corsi blocks; planning capacity - Tower of London task; cognitive flexibility-Wisconsin. According to the inclusion criteria, the Wechsler Abbreviated Intelligence Scale (WASI) was used for the previous evaluation of intellectual performance. The RE intervention occurred with GE through workshops with the LEGO Mindstorms tool in the school itself, in 36 60-minute meetings. All participants were submitted to the same form of use of the tool with a trained teacher. The results of this study showed a statistically significant improvement in the executive functions of cognitive flexibility, inhibitory control and planning. Operational memory measures were not statistically significant, but in a comparative analysis of difference size, it was possible to observe a positive increase. Future longitudinal surveys may include generalization analysis and follow-up measures for the intervention.

MEMBROS DA BANCA:
Presidente - 2143029 - CINTIA ALVES SALGADO AZONI
Interna - 1321136 - IZABEL AUGUSTA HAZIN PIRES
Externo à Instituição - RICARDO FRANCO DE LIMA - USF