Computer programming as an alternative to the standard methodological model of appropriation of information technology in educational processes

Abstract

Due to the increasing use of the most diverse technological apparatuses in the current society and the possibilities that these can contribute to the education, this article brings a reflection on the unfolding of informatics in the context of the Brazilian education and, more specifically, on how to create conditions for knowledge be built by children through computer programming. This research made use of the theoretical framework of Construccionism, which seeks to enable students to develop learning resources that enhance their mental construction, releasing their creative thinking based on their own perceptions of the world that can ultimately serve any future learning situation. Finally, it presents some results of the unfolding act of programming by students of Basic Education.