STEM graduates play a key role in the society's sustainable development, contributing to productivity, competitiveness and progress of economy. However, number students enrolled courses is low, despite high demand valuation by labour market. This reality even more striking when analysing numbers related presence women fields, particularly engineering courses. The under-representation problem arising from multiple factors that need be overcome through educational policies specific...

1 ISEC-Instituto Superior de Engenharia Coimbra (PORTUGAL)2 CASPAE-Centro Apoio Pais e Amigos da Escola (PORTUGAL)

The present article refers a project developed in the area of programming and robotics aiming to promote school success through implementation pedagogy associated with problem solving based on fundamentals Scratch language using structural components that aims students development different areas education. All is combination several subprojects, whose target audience ranges from kindergarten children higher education students.

The program "Introduction to programming in the first cycle of basic education" initiated 2015 has provided opportunity develop computational thinking and digital literacy among students. existing literature suggests that Scratch language may have a strong influence on skills acquired by students classroom. In this context, it is intended build an intervention with objectives fit into Student Profile leaving compulsory education developed within scope curricular flexibility, recommended for...

The results obtained by the elementary school students in subjects like math and Portuguese mother language have been worrisome during last few years. There are several reasons for this, but opinions point to student's inability solve problems, difficulties logical reasoning lack of critical attitude. Ministry Education proposed 2015/2016, extracurricular period, Getting Started with Programming challenging primary School activities, intention promoting computational thinking competences...

This Research to Practice Full Paper presents a study proposal with the intent of knowing Scratch potential in Educational Sciences students' training. In this study, we analyse, through different phases, using Kirkpatrick Evaluation Model (KEM), benefits inclusion degree and its future professional activities. work an action-investigation methodology is used. investigation will allow improve education curriculum at levels, technological way, impact on teaching learning process, involving...

Introdução: O sarcoma miofibroblástico de baixo grau é um tipo raro tumor maligno, descrito pela primeira vez por Gabbiani et al. em 1971. Este atípico pode ocorrer todas as regiões do corpo e tem maior predominância nos homens adultos, crianças. Descrição Caso Clínico: Paciente masculino 22 anos, sem patologias sistémicas, reportava ter aparecido uma ´bola” na zona dos pré-molares (34-35), saber relatar quando a mesma iniciou-se. Na radiografia panorâmica, não se observou nada anormal....

Computational thinking is a fundamental competence for the 21st century. It refers to set of capacities and skills that can be stimulated facilitate teaching-learning process in wide range fields, including Science, Technology, Engineering Mathematics (STEM). Experts information technology argue earlier children are exposed programming through digital platforms appropriate their age, easier it will them assimilate concepts future. This effort should continued throughout educational stages...

This article refers to a pilot experience in educational science course from the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Science University Coimbra. We used visual Scratch programming tool for development recreational, dynamic projects. The use this software made it possible, on one hand, by improving interest involvement tasks, other terms professional development, maximising while conception production materials.

This paper presents an essay developed with a child special educational needs using Scratch software as tool for the development of materials in order to facilitate acquisition skills. test will serve model study be performed sample similar characteristics. A pre and posttest was used investigation, benefiting from six intervention sessions training files disciplinary areas involved - Portuguese language mathematics adapted software. The results demonstrate that use mediator facilitated...

Literature reveals that Scratch software may have a strong influence among the acquired competences by students in classroom. On other hand, systematic and long contact with nature has benefits for health care, wellbeing, cognitive, motor, emotional, language environmental responsibility development. This work aims to develop an intervention model related Student Profile at end of compulsory education. In this way we started PRO(g)NATURA, where adopted methodology is focused on student's...

The paper presents Scratch4All project, co-financed by the Estrutura Missão Portugal Inovação Social and its impact assessment. This assessment is supported Theory of Change, with a focus on direct indirect beneficiaries, students, teachers, student's families mentors. In this study evaluation instruments were specifically developed, namely, group guides realization groups for construction questionnaire, beneficiary. data reveal that project has positive school environment, allowing young...

The "Scratch4All" project aims to reduce school dropout rates by encouraging and motivating students in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd cycles of elementary schools achieve academic success. In addition, promotes true equality opportunity terms educational resources. A learning environment that contributes positively improvement results is created through use new technologies, specifically programming Scratch language robotics. Impact indicators were developed used as evaluation tools based on Theory...

Competition in higher education levels is currently an important factor with fundamental relevance and consequences for organisation management, making increasingly necessary the existence of indicators showing not only quality teaching research but also promotion social responsibility young people, encouraging them to actively participate community development solve their problems, this interaction third mission Higher Education Institutions. Aware its role society, CASPAE, a Private...

This paper presents Scratch on Road pedagogical model, that is been used in several 4th grade classes. model foresees the participation of both community and higher education institutions, with active roles classes consequently students' projects - stories, animations or games. has an investigation component aiming to comprehend perceptions relating their own learnings. The study, conducted three classes, reveals students don't have a clearly perception learnings, focus specific contents.

I. Duque1, R. Almeida1, M. Migueis2, M.E. Bigotte de Almeida3 1CASPAE (PORTUGAL) 2UA/DEP/CIDTFF/ EDUCA_LAB 3IPC/ISEC , CASPAE