A robótica como ferramenta facilitadora e interdisciplinar no processo educacional de pessoas com neurodiversidade

Abstract

This research aims to analyze how educational robotics can contribute in the teaching-learning process and in the cognitive development of target students of special education. The study was developed in the Amazonian Center for Accessibility, Inclusion and Technology (ACESSAR), of the Federal Rural University of Amazonia (UFRA), and had as participants a classic autistic user, a user with intellectual disability and a user with Asperger syndrome. A Lego Mindstorms NXT 9797 robotic kit was used as well as a microcomputer for Lego software installation and robot programming. The Lego kit was chosen due to its easy manipulation and interaction, based on several works that will be presented in this completion of course work. The methodological approach used was based on the constructivist theory of Saymour Papert. The evaluation process was based on the Montessori method, supported by the multiple intelligences theory of Gardner, a psychologist at Harvard University. This approach allowed to analyze the educational potential of robotics applied to target public students of special education. We found a significant gain in factors related to human cognition by the subjects that were part of this research, such as attention, concentration, perception, problem solving and logical reasoning. Other aspects such as the interaction between students and knowledge with interdisciplinary practices have also been verified.