Laptop educacional : mecanismos sociocognitivos nos contextos de aprendizagem

Abstract

This paper has an exploratory character, which the research design is a study that investigates the socio-cognitive mechanisms of students interaction with educational laptop. Students in the age of 13 years old, in seventh grade of an elementary public school, that participates in second level of the Federal Government project Um computador por aluno (UCA). This study attempted to understand the present sociocognitive mechanisms in the interindividual exchanges of students in different learning contexts that made use of education laptop in the history subject. For the analysis of students' socio-cognitive mechanisms in this context, we used the Piaget theory. Based on data organization, the categories of analysis were the contexts of learning and social cognitive mechanisms. We conclude that the possibilities of physical and digital interface in Learning Contexts, considering the mobility of the laptop in mode 1:1, can set up new relationships and challenges in the teaching and learning. Regarding the socio-cognitive mechanisms, we noted a trend of conformity relations and coercion in exchanges interindividual and a false balance of cooperation.