Um comparativo entre metodologias de ensino e o desenvolvimento de uma ferramenta de apoio a metodologia PBL

Abstract

Coupled with the growth of the Information Technology (IT) Technology market has also grown a strong demand for differentiated ways of developing quality software and therefore by skilled professionals to develop these processes. To enable these professionals, a model of effective teaching, enabling the development and improvement of skills and technical and non-technical skills, it is no longer facing the theory, but rather the development of real projects with similar complexities to be found is shown in the labor market. As an alternative educational practices based on real solutions to problems, the method of teaching PBL (Problem- Based Learning) has been applied in different market areas. The problem-based learning uses prepared to initiate, motivate and focus the acquisition of knowledge through the practice problems, and encourage the development of skills in a professional context. Faced with this problem this paper aims to develop a tool that could be used by the teacher as a repository of projects that supported the management classes, project and students while using the PBL methodology. The tool is called ReqStore web and offers students a module where it can monitor the requirements of each project, view the classes in which they participate, request participation in new classes or projects, list own projects and manage them. As a result of this work was carried out an experiment in a class of programming fundamentals in order to validate the effectiveness of PBL methodology and to validate the tool as a support mechanism for the same.