Cultura Maker e a abordagem STEAM: um estudo de caso e análise bibliográfica

Abstract

There is no doubt that makerspaces are on the rise in Brazil. In the attempt to update school environments with innovative technological solutions based on structural responses, it is possible that important gaps are being left, such as those relating to evaluation processes and the training of professionals. Thus, this work was developed considering two objectives, one practical and the other theoretical: the practical objective was composed of the application of an evaluation structure (rubric) in activities carried out in the Maker Space of a private school in Sorocaba and, the theoretical objective was composed of the bibliographic survey that sought to identify elements that conceived the practice in Maker spaces. In this survey, the articles were analyzed considering the following indicators: teaching stage, methodology or approach used, use of interdisciplinarity, use of maker culture and 3D printing. The bibliographic survey showed a lack of theoretical conceptualization on the use of the concepts of teaching/learning methods and approaches to applying STEAM practices in makerspaces. Considering the use of the adopted rubric, we identified three rubric items that were easily accessed: ownership and empowerment, Maker habits and production of an artifact. As a common characteristic of the practical and theoretical parts, the rubric and the bibliographic survey indicate the greater use of maker culture in extracurricular contexts, lacking planning in the structuring curricula.