Evolução da ferramenta App Inventor para suportar o ensino de design interface na Educação Básica

• Fernando Pinheiro Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
• Christiane Gresse von Wangenheim Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
• Jean Hauck Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
• Miriam Ferreira Universidade Federal De Santa Catarina

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/cbie.wie.2019.1234

Abstract

App Inventor is widely used to teach programming through the development of mobile applications in K-12. It allows to design the user interface as well as to program the functionality of apps. However, shortcomings have been identified with respect to its support provided for designing user interfaces in alignment with a human-centered design process and visual design guides. This article presents enhancements of the App Inventor tool in order to facilitate teaching of user interface design in computing education. First results indicate that such improvements can have a positive impact on learning as well as empower students by becoming active creators of visually aesthetic and usable products.

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