Campeonatos de robótica na escola: constituição de um ambiente de aprendizagem

Abstract

Contemporary technologies are central elements of our society and its consolidation as transformative instruments and capacitors of everyday actions have influenced and still influence diverse areas of human activities. Among several changes, this investigation sought to highlight the demands created for education, focusing on the process of teaching-learning of mathematics through robotics. For this, this research proposed to analyze the learning environment constituted through preparation and participation of students in the robotics championships. In the process of information production, we adopted qualitative research methodology, in a design based on the parameters of participant observation, in which we use photos, filming, documents produced by students and interviews. Thus, for a period of two years, we accompanied students, aged between 10 and 16, who were attending Elementary School II of a municipal school in the city of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, in their activities of preparation and participation in robotics competitions, of which we highlight his productions and elaboration of organizational strategy. In the process of informations analysis we consider two moments: the first, related to the studies and reflections on the process of knowledge production involving the organization of strategies for preparation and participation in robotics competitions; And the second moment, which comprises the process of knowledge producing by the students related to the requirements of the robotics championships, highlighting the production of a scientific research within the molds of robotics championships and on the process of assembly, programming and simulation of robots. In the development of analyzing the information of this investigation we present some difficulties in the process of consolidation of this learning environment, such as: acquisition of materials in the public school; training and/or improvement of teacher in robotics; to relate the activities developed with robotics and to the classes of mathematics in the classroom and to develop the practice of researching the students. However, this learning environment made it possible for students to develop their autonomy and creativity when constructing mock-ups and working with social media. The assembly and programming of robots evidenced the process of authorship and collective production of public school students.