RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article
T1 Engaging Primary and Secondary School Students in Computer Science Through Computational Thinking Training
A1 León Hernández, Coromoto
A1 Herrero Álvarez, Rafael
A1 Miranda Valladares, Gara
A1 Segredo González, Eduardo Manuel
A2 Ingeniería Informática y de Sistemas
A2 Algoritmos y lenguajes paralelos
K1 Computer science
K1 computational thinking
K1 primary education
K1 secondary education
K1 syllabus
AB AlthoughComputerSciencehasgrowntobecomeoneofthemosthighlydemandedprofessional careers, every year, only a small percentage of students choose a degree directly related to Computer Science. Perhaps the problem lies in the lack of information that society has about Computer Science itself, and particularly about the workcomputerscientists do. Noone doubtstheroleofMathematicsorLanguagesascoresubjects in every primary and secondary education syllabus; however, Computer Science plays a negligible role in most current syllabuses. Only in a few countries have governments paid special attention to content related to Computer Science and to learning to analyze and solve problems the way computer scientists do (Computational Thinking). In this article, we present Piens@ Computacion@ULLmente, a project that provides a methodology to promote Computer Science through Computational Thinking activities among primary and secondary education students. The results obtained from an exhaustive statistical analysis of the data we collected demonstrate that the perception of Computer Sciencethat pre-university students have can beimproved through specifictraining. Moreover, we can also confirm that the performance of pre-university students involving Computational Thinking skills is independent of gender, particularly at the primary education level.
YR 2023
FD 2023
LK http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/36265
UL http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/36265
LA en
NO https://doi.org/10.1109/TETC.2022.3163650
DS Repositorio institucional de la Universidad de La Laguna
RD 20-may-2024