Integração de um sistema de raciocínio baseado em casos e um agente inteligente de diálogo para resolução de problemas de programação.

Abstract

Learning to solve programs using algorithms is one of the main challenges of the introductory programming courses, once beginners find difficult to use one of the most used way of thinking by expert programmers: analogy-based reasoning. In order to help beginner programmers to start using this solving approach, we have developed Analogus. It is a programming environment which helps students to identify previously solved problems which are similar to the current one, using a CBR engine alongside with a chatterbot that helps them to think about similarities aspects. This environment is recommend for solving problems in activities pratiques of programming introduction courses, especially for novice’s students. In the evaluation with a students groups at Federal University of Campina Grande, was observed, and the participants agreed, that the environment helps them to students to remember similar problems.