| dc.description.abstract | This research aimed to produce and validate the Parasite Combat application at Colégio Militar de Belo Horizonte (CM-BH). Its object was the teaching of Parasitology, enhanced by the contribution of a mobile app, created and developed for this purpose, for use by students of the aforementioned College. It was questioned whether the school performance of CM-BH students in the study of Parasitology was superior due to the contribution of the Parasite Combat application, measured through an objective test of Parasitology with values from 0 to 10. The predominant approach used in the current work was quantitative, being the research of the applied type regarding its nature and explanatory regarding its objectives. As for the procedures, it took the form of experimental and field research. A previous structured questionnaire designed to assess the implementation of specific knowledge was used as a data collection instrument. Data analysis used statistical techniques, including descriptive, comparison of means via Student's t-test and Pearson's linear correlation. The research presented as results: the Parasite Combat application was produced and developed, as planned, meeting the specifications required for an application of this nature and its validation took place through the use of all participants, either from the Experimental Group (use before the completion of the Parasitology test and, later, in its evaluation) and the Control Group (only used to evaluate it). All studied through the textbook and handout for the Parasitology test According to the analysis of the research data, it was concluded that the Experimental Group obtained a higher yield than the Control Group, with a significant difference (p<0,0001). So, the present study demonstrated that the implementation of new technologies, such as the use of mobile apps aimed at specific knowledge, can make a substantial contribution to the teaching-learning process. | |
