Asymmetric Cryptography Learning at Lower Secondary School

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="https://obd.upol.cz/id_publ/333187388" target="_blank" >https://obd.upol.cz/id_publ/333187388</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.21125/edulearn.2021.0507" target="_blank" >10.21125/edulearn.2021.0507</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Asymmetric Cryptography Learning at Lower Secondary School

Original language description

Asymmetric cryptography is a group of cryptographic methods in which different keys are used for encryption and decryption, which is a fundamental difference from symmetric cryptography, which uses a single key for both encryption and decryption. Asymmetric cryptography contains huge possibilities to enrich mathematics learning also at lower secondary schools. Although the underlying theory is complex, students can effortlessly perform the encryption and decryption process by means of paper-and-pencil for small numbers and using, for example, Wolfram Cloud environment for larger numbers, as there are only simple operations such as multiplication, exponentiation, and modulo. This points to the meaningful use of ICT and appropriate software in the teaching of mathematics, because without these possibilities, problems of this type with larger numbers can no longer be solved. The Wolfram Language includes built-in functions for asymmetric cryptography and, in addition, there are many demonstration projects concerning cryptography within Wolfram Demonstrations Project. The article will therefore present interesting problems from this issue suitable for lower secondary school, which cannot be solved without ICT. In this paper will be included detailed instructions for teachers on how they can use these problems to make students more enthusiastic about both mathematics and computer science.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

D - Article in proceedings

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50301 - Education, general; including training, pedagogy, didactics [and education systems]

Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2021

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Article name in the collection

EDULEARN21 Proceedings

ISBN

978-84-09-31267-2

ISSN

2340-1117

e-ISSN

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Number of pages

8

Pages from-to

2270-2277

Publisher name

International Association of Technology, Education and Development (IATED)

Place of publication

Madrid

Event location

Online conference

Event date

Jul 5, 2021

Type of event by nationality

WRD - Celosvětová akce

UT code for WoS article

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