Brincalculia: um objeto de aprendizagem destinado a discalculia

Abstract

Introduction: The difficulties of learning are present in its most diverse fields of study, Mathematics is considered by students as one of the most difficult subjects of learning. The problem is that most people close to the students associate learning difficulties with laziness ot lack of interest on the part of the students. In this scenario is the Dyscalculia, which despite being considered a mental deficiency, limits cognitive processes for the learing of Mathematics. thus, it is necessary to think of solutions that aid in the exercise and development of the discalculic student. These introduce learning objects that are digital resources or not, which aims to help and stimulate students learning and can be a means to aid in their learning. Objective: This work aims to develop a Learning Object for discalculic students. Materials and Methods: Investigated characteristics of dyscalculia and, from your types, activities have been established that can exercise dyscalculia. After that, the learning object Brincalculia was developed and, because it is a Role-Playing Game, is described in a game design document containing the whole subject, mechanic and story approached. The development is given on the development platform Construct. Followed the model of development the iterative and incremental; and your interfaces follow best practices of design principles. Lastly there is an experimental design to validade your usability and acceptance through Sistem Usability Scale with a controlled experiment with prospective technique based on questionnaires applied to teachers and psychopedagogues. Results: This work resulted in a development of a learning object Brincalculia which, after its evaluation, was rated as excellent software that can be used by health professionals and education in the accompaniment of discalculic students.