ENSINO DA LÓGICA DE PROGRAMAÇÃO COM USO DE SOFTWARE VISUALG COMO RECURSO DIDÁTICO.

Historically, the process of teaching programming has been considered challenging for students due to reasons such as a lack of proper preparation, insufficient educational resources, and a lack of digital tools to assist key stakeholders (teachers and students) in solving the problems that arise in the teaching and learning process. Consequently, professionals in the field of Computing, equipped to develop software used to create intelligent solutions to meet the needs of current society, are increasingly in demand. To study the impact of using educational software in introductory Programming Logic teaching, a qualitative study was conducted at the Nzenzu Estrela Private Higher Institute (ISPNE) in Uíge, Angola. Using the VisuAlg software with a group of 67 students over 16 classes, the students' adoption of the software and their progress in learning were analyzed. The results obtained at the end of the evaluation showed that 92.54% of the students had a positive perception of learning Programming Logic using this instructional resource, stimulating students' interest in the programming field. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]