TEACH PROGRAMMING LOGIC USING GRASSHOPPER WITH CHILDREN FROM MARIA DOLORES COMMUNITY LIBRARY, TO DEVELOP LOGICAL REASONING

Abstract

Logical reasoning as a tool is applied to different fields, such as philosophy, mathematics, computation science, among others. The ability to program computers is in the top of demands of companies and institutions around the world. Among the advances in Information Technologies, informatics in education introduced the concept of computer programming by children. To solve problems, children need to make decisions that can lead them to success or not, allowing them to learn by doing and improving from their own mistakes and successes. In this context, this project aimed at teaching programming logic to children in the early grades in low socioeconomic conditions who participate in the social work “Maria Dolores Community Library”, on the outskirts of the municipality of Itacoatiara, by using the free application Grasshopper developed by Google, as well as the Conding School, Code Hour and AlgoRun Free applications. Programming workshops were held using tablets from the Centro de Estudos Superiores de Itacoatiara, after the installation of the software Grasshopper. Children learning assessment was made by evaluative tests and their progress through the game phases. The result was the development of new skills in the participants; awakening of computational thinking; development of logical reasoning with the teaching/learning of the structure of programming logic, such as: Repetitions, Order of execution, Conditional instructions, etc. Finally, this project awakened new possibilities through the principle of digital literacy for today.