Desenvolvimento e utilização em sala de aula de um software didático para ensino de aerogeradores

Abstract

The use of computer-assisted technology in education has been utilized increasingly in the last years, and several studies have been conducted, focusing on development and applications of teaching tools. Along this path, this study aims to provide a tool for teaching the fundamentals of wind energy and its use through Wind Power Generators. The computational tool presedeveloped has, through demonstrations on virtual reality, the behavior of a horizontal axis wind power generators, and according to the Meaningful Learning Theory, it´s classified as potentially meaningful. The impacts of the use of the tool together with the students are assessed by means ofquestionnaires and software development is based on the use of development tools for free use.

Index Terms - Wind Power Generators, Meaningul learning, Virtual Reality, Educational Software.