DocumentCode :
3483095
Title :
Work in progress - first steps in developing computational awareness and interest in college studies in inner-city high school students
Author :
Clua, Osvaldo ; Denazis, Julia ; Echeverría, Adriana ; Feldgen, María ; Wachenchauzer, Rosita
Author_Institution :
Fac. de Ingenieria, Buenos Aires Univ.
fYear :
2005
fDate :
19-22 Oct. 2005
Lastpage :
9
Abstract :
FI13 is an initiative between the School of Engineering, University of Buenos Aires, and 13 de Julio High School (Buenos Aires), whose main interest is to focus on technology education as a starting point for social integration. It will study the impact of a "technology project" on the aspiration levels of children and adolescents from a group of inner-city schools of Buenos Aires, and the relationships among university, high school, and elementary school. One of its sub-goals is the development of what can be seen as "computational awareness" in high school students. In this paper we report the first steps in the development of this computational awareness through four modules: "introduction to programming" (using Java), "Web design and local area networks", "Visual Basic programming", and "introduction to databases"
Keywords :
Java; Visual BASIC; Web design; computer science education; educational courses; educational institutions; local area networks; programming; Java; School of Engineering; University of Buenos Aires; Visual Basic programming; Web design; college studies; computational awareness; de Julio High School; elementary school; inner-city high school students; introduction to programming; local area networks; social integration; technology education; Automatic control; Computer networks; Control systems; Databases; Educational institutions; Educational programs; Educational technology; Java; Local area networks; Technological innovation; Computational awareness; K12 – University relationship; inner-city schools;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education, 2005. FIE '05. Proceedings 35th Annual Conference
Conference_Location :
Indianopolis, IN
ISSN :
0190-5848
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9077-6
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.2005.1612116
Filename :
1612116
Link To Document :
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