Kessler Mühlbeier’s scientific contributions

The accelerated development and increasing use of virtual learning environments (VLE) motivates a change in education. This article presents a study about data mining (DM), techniques and tools with the aim of researching and analysing the student's behaviour in the virtual environment, in the real time of a course implementation, giving to the professor a feedback of the student´s academic performance, what estimulates student's participation and the improving on his development, as well as avoiding the course evasion. The results gotten with the researches on techniques and tools show that it is possible to obtain these inferences over the period.

Resumo: O raciocínio lógico é uma necessidade em estudantes de diferentes áreas. A utilização da ferramenta eNIGMA visa a busca do pensamento de forma crítica acerca de conteúdos com base em critérios e princípios logicamente validados. Observando a contemporânea e crescente necessidade por mobilidade, a disponibilidade de ferramentas educacionais adaptadas torna-se necessária e uma alternativa na busca por conhecimento. O objetivo deste trabalho é apresentar o desenvolvimento e a aplicação do jogo eNIGMA utilizando o software Hot Potatoes, considerando seu acesso através dos conceitos de M-Learning. Em síntese, apresentar a perspectiva lúdica aliada à mobilidade é eficiente e torna a utilização consideravelmente mais facilitada. Abstract: The rationale reasoning is a need in students from different areas. Use of eNIGMA tool aims to search of thinking critically about content based on criteria and principles logically validated. Noting the increasing need for mobility nowadays, the availability of appropriate educational tools is necessary and an alternative in quest for knowledge. The objective of this paper is to present the development and application of eNIGMA using Hot Potatoes software, considering the access through the concepts of M-Learning. In synthesis, playful perspective allied to mobility is efficient and makes the utilization considerably easier.