Development of a Digital Learning Object for Teaching Artificial Neural Networks

• Ângelo Magno de Jesus Federal Institute of Minas Gerais http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7572-1986
• Hugo de Melo Teodoro Federal Institute of Minas Gerais

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/sbie.2024.242161

Abstract

Despite the countless applications of Machine Learning in society, teaching its concepts to students may not be a simple and trivial task. This study presents the IAprender Digital Educational Object aimed at teaching Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) to high school and undergraduate students. Through the artifact, students can apply and explore ANN concepts by visualizing its internal functioning in an interactive way and analyzing a practical application related to their daily lives in a playful way. Finally, the artifact was evaluated by students in a survey applied after an expository class. The results demonstrated that the proposed system is promising to fulfill its goal.

Keywords: Artificial Neural Networks, Learning Objects, Computational Thinking

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