Feasibility Study of the ADA Blocks Virtual Assistant by HCI Experts

Ana Paula Juliana Perin, Deivid Silva, Natasha Valentim

2025

Abstract

Block programming emerged as an alternative to textual programming education due to its complexity. In this context, the need to support teachers in selecting this type of tool was recognized. For this purpose, a virtual assistant named ADA Blocks was created and used. Therefore, this paper presents a feasibility study to evaluate the acceptance of ADA Blocks. Ten experts in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) assessed this assistant. The study’s results revealed that most experts agreed on the ease of use and usefulness of the virtual assistant ADA Blocks, as well as concerns regarding its development in terms of accessibility. Some limitations were also identified, such as the inability to revisit a question when necessary.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Perin A., Silva D. and Valentim N. (2025). Feasibility Study of the ADA Blocks Virtual Assistant by HCI Experts. In Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: CSEDU; ISBN 978-989-758-746-7, SciTePress, pages 135-146. DOI: 10.5220/0013479600003932

in Bibtex Style

@conference{csedu25,
author={Ana Perin and Deivid Silva and Natasha Valentim},
title={Feasibility Study of the ADA Blocks Virtual Assistant by HCI Experts},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: CSEDU},
year={2025},
pages={135-146},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0013479600003932},
isbn={978-989-758-746-7},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: CSEDU
TI - Feasibility Study of the ADA Blocks Virtual Assistant by HCI Experts
SN - 978-989-758-746-7
AU - Perin A.
AU - Silva D.
AU - Valentim N.
PY - 2025
SP - 135
EP - 146
DO - 10.5220/0013479600003932
PB - SciTePress