Active Methods in Teaching Frameworks for Mobile Application Development: An Experience with High School Students

Abstract

This article reports an experience focused on applying active methods in teaching frameworks for mobile application development involving high school students from the metropolitan region of Feira de Santana. The project was divided into four modules, and the Django and Flutter frameworks were utilized to create an application for an environmental preservation NGO. The active approach combined video lessons with collaborative practices, challenging students to apply concepts of system modeling and user interface development. Periodic questionnaires were administered to measure the method's impact on learning progress and technical and social skills development. The results highlight the effectiveness of active methods in fostering greater engagement, autonomy, and creativity in the learning process, as well as significantly improving students' technical competencies in software development.