LOGO in Education: Building Logical Foundations and Enhancing Mathematical Thinking

construyendo bases lógicas y potenciando el pensamiento matemático

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https://doi.org/10.25757/invep.v16i1454

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Academic performance, Elementary school, Educational robotics, Superlogo

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This article presents a project that integrates programming and robotics into elementary education through the use of SuperLogo software. The objective was to assess its impact on the academic performance of students at Arnaldo Isidoro de Lima Municipal School (Foz do Iguaçu, PR, Brazil). The methodology involved technical training for teachers, support through an instructional manual, and the implementation of pedagogical activities. The study monitored 125 students over a five-year period, aged between 6 and 10 years. The analysis considered three performance indicators: (i) the relationship between Grade Averages and Students (GS), (ii) the Percentage Variation and Grade Averages (PG), and (iii) the Percentage Variation and Students (PS). Both linear and nonlinear regression models were applied. The results indicated a positive impact: 77.6% of the students showed improvement in performance, 21.6% experienced a decline, and 0.8% remained stable. The average annual growth ranged from 9.99% (2018) to 23.54% (2023), with notable cases such as student 23 (+94.05%) and student 7 (-51.76%) in 2023. The introduction of the SuperLogo software proved to be an effective tool for teaching Mathematics and logical reasoning in public education.

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2026-04-22

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Javier, J., Oswaldo Hideo Ando Júnior, Gabriel Brugues Soares, Francelino, I. G., & Maciel, J. N. (2026). LOGO in Education: Building Logical Foundations and Enhancing Mathematical Thinking: construyendo bases lógicas y potenciando el pensamiento matemático. Da Investigação às Práticas: Estudos De Natureza Educacional, 16(1). https://doi.org/10.25757/invep.v16i1454

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