DocumentCode
1653471
Title
Computational Thinking: Possibilities and Challenges
Author
Ribeiro, Luis ; Nunes, Daltro J. ; Kniphoff Da Cruz, Marcia ; De Souza Matos, Ecivaldo
Author_Institution
Inst. of Inf., Fed. Univ. of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil
fYear
2013
Firstpage
22
Lastpage
25
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to discuss the importance of computational thinking and how to include techniques to teach this kind of ability in schools in Brazil. First, we discuss what Computational Thinking is and the importance of teaching such skill in school. Then, we list some of the challenges that are involved in introducing this discipline in school curricula.
Keywords
computer aided instruction; computer science education; educational courses; Brazil; computational thinking; school curricula; teaching; Algorithm design and analysis; Complexity theory; Computer science; Computers; Educational institutions; computational thinking; education in Brazil; elementary and middle school; high school;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Theoretical Computer Science (WEIT), 2013 2nd Workshop-School on
Conference_Location
Rio Grande
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/WEIT.2013.32
Filename
6778560
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