CONSTRUCTIONISM, COMPUTATIONAL THINKING AND MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS: POSSIBLE INTERLOCUTIONS FROM AN PRODUCING DIGITAL GAMES EXPERIENCE

interlocuções possíveis a partir de uma experiência de produção de jogos digitais

Abstract

This article aimed to investigate possibilities for mathematical learning and the development of Computational Thinking skills, in a Constructionist learning environment, from the production of digital games. The data discussed were produced in a Scientific Initiation project, with high school students from the Federal Institute of Mato Grosso do Sul, in which students produced different games using the Scratch software. Based on theoretical elements about Constructionism and Computational Thinking, the article discusses the production process of one of the games produced by the students. It was possible to observe that the games production process, in a constructionist environment, provided students with the opportunity to mobilize and construct mathematical concepts, as well as to develop Computational Thinking skills.