Mundo Virtual para o Processo de Ensino e Aprendizagem de Redes Computadores no ISCED-Huíla

Abstract

The teaching of Computer Networks requires a cognitive effort for most students, in the acquisition of knowledge, thus being a huge challenge for teachers in the area. In this discipline, it is usually possible to teach and learn through books, concepts and theories, but the lack of laboratories has contributed to a lack of motivation on the part of the teachers when teaching their classes and a low performance on the part of the students, because this discipline not only addresses theoretical topics, but also a strong practical component, which require a high level of abstraction from the student. Therefore, the following research question was raised: How to contribute to the improvement of learning in the Computer Network subject, in Educational Informatics students at ISCED – Huíla? To answer this question, the objective was to design a virtual world to improve the learning of the Computer Networks subject at ISCED-Huíla. For this purpose, all 3rd year students of the Educational Informatics Course at ISCED-HUILA were used as population, and the sample consisted of all 3rd year students of the same course, but who are attending the Computer Networks course. The various authors consulted say that Unity is currently the best tool for the development of 2D and 3D resources and, consequently, the most suitable for experimentation or replication of real-world scenarios, as it is a Virtual Reality tool. However, the present work resulted in a prototype of a Virtual World for the Teaching and Learning Process of Computer Networks, in Unity 3D, focusing on the topic IP Forwarding. The analysis and interpretation of the collected data led us to conclude that virtual worlds can be used to reduce the complexity of some contents and as an alternative to the lack of a specialized laboratory