Single-Board Computers in Education: A systematic literature review

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https://doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v10i7.16476

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Single-Board Computers; Raspberry Pi; Education; Teaching.

Abstract

Single-Board Computers (SBCs) are single-board computers, which have low cost, reduced energy consumption and small size. They can be applied in various situations, for example in academic projects and data centers. This article presents the result of a Systematic Literature Review (RSL) that sought to identify, at national and international levels, the contribution of SBCs as tools to support teaching, in published articles, in journals and conferences, between the years 2017 and 2021. A central question and three specific ones were defined to guide the research, together with the application of the inclusion and exclusion criteria, making it possible to carry out the selection and extraction of the data. The results achieved show that the Raspberry Pi is the SBC that has been most used, mainly in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics teaching, through the following main approaches: gamification, courses, virtual laboratories and online platforms.

Author Biographies

José Vieira da Costa Neto, Universidade Federal do Ceará

Master's student in Educational Technology at the Federal University of Ceará, Graduated in Computer Networks (2013) and Specialist in Information Technology Governance (2017) at the University Center Estácio do Ceará. Currently works as a Laboratory / Informatics Technician at the Faculty of Education of the Federal University of Ceará.

Edgar Marçal de Barros Filho, Universidade Federal do Ceará

He is currently the Director General of the Information Technology Secretariat at the Federal University of Ceará (UFC) and Coordinator of the Master's Degree in Educational Technology at UFC. Professor at the Federal University of Ceará since 2009, he holds a Bachelor's Degree (1997), a Master's Degree (2005) and a Doctorate (2016) in Computer Science from UFC. He has technical and scientific experience in the field of Computer Science, with an emphasis on Software Engineering, working mainly on the following topics: application development, mobile learning, multimedia systems, mobile computing and mobile devices.

José Rogério Santana, Universidade Federal do Ceará

Graduated in pedagogy from the Federal University of Ceará (UFC), with a background in Mathematics Education. Master and Doctor in Education with research area in Mathematics Education and Digital Technologies at the Federal University of Ceará (UFC). He has a postdoctoral degree from the Federal University of Paraíba (UFPB), in the line of Research History of Education. He is an Associate Professor at the Federal University of Ceará at the Faculty of Education (FACED / UFC) working with Digital Technologies in Education, as well as with Digital Cultural Practices. He has experience in the area of ​​Education, with an emphasis on Educational Technology and Distance Education, Works on the following topics: Single Board Computing in Education, educational robotics, educational computing, distance education, mathematical education, dynamic geometry and teacher training, training teaching by video classes and educational methodologies. He also develops works on the relationship between Image and Memory from the perspective of the Pedagogy of Cultural Images and History and Memory. He participates in the Graduate Program in Brazilian Education at UFC (FACED / UFC), as well as in the Professional Master in Science and Mathematics Teaching (ENCIMA / UFC) and also works in the Professional Master in Digital Technologies at UFC Virtual. He is currently a Postdoctoral Supervisor at FACED / UFC and develops Coordination works at LABPAM / CD Maker-FACED / UFC (Laboratory of Research and Metric Assessments / Digital Maker Culture at the Faculty of Education of the Federal University of Ceará).

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17/06/2021

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COSTA NETO, J. V. da; BARROS FILHO, E. M. de .; SANTANA, J. R. . Single-Board Computers in Education: A systematic literature review. Research, Society and Development, [S. l.], v. 10, n. 7, p. e12410716476, 2021. DOI: 10.33448/rsd-v10i7.16476. Disponível em: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/16476. Acesso em: 19 apr. 2024.

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Vol. 10 No. 7

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