The Role of Algorithm in General Secondary Education Revisited

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

The Role of Algorithm in General Secondary Education Revisited

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The traditional purpose of algorithm in education is to prepare students for programming. In our effort to introduce the practically missing computing science into Czech general secondary education, we have revisited this purpose. We propose an approach,which is in better accordance with the goals of general secondary education in Czechia. The importance of programming is diminishing, while recognition of algorithmic procedures and precise (yet concise) communication of algorithms is gaining importance. This includes expressing algorithms in natural language, which is more useful for most of the students than programming. We propose criteria to evaluate such descriptions. finally, an idea about the limitations is required (inefficient algorithms, unsolvable problems, Turing's test). We describe these adjusted educational goals and an outline of the resulting course. Our experience with carrying out the proposed intentions is satisfactory, although we did not accomplish all the defined

Název v anglickém jazyce

The Role of Algorithm in General Secondary Education Revisited

Popis výsledku anglicky

The traditional purpose of algorithm in education is to prepare students for programming. In our effort to introduce the practically missing computing science into Czech general secondary education, we have revisited this purpose. We propose an approach,which is in better accordance with the goals of general secondary education in Czechia. The importance of programming is diminishing, while recognition of algorithmic procedures and precise (yet concise) communication of algorithms is gaining importance. This includes expressing algorithms in natural language, which is more useful for most of the students than programming. We propose criteria to evaluate such descriptions. finally, an idea about the limitations is required (inefficient algorithms, unsolvable problems, Turing's test). We describe these adjusted educational goals and an outline of the resulting course. Our experience with carrying out the proposed intentions is satisfactory, although we did not accomplish all the defined

Druh

D - Stať ve sborníku

CEP obor

AM - Pedagogika a školství

OECD FORD obor

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Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2013

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

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

Název statě ve sborníku

Informatics in Schools: Local Proceedings of the 6th International Conference ISSEP 2013 - Selected Papers

ISBN

978-3-86956-222-3

ISSN

1868-0844

e-ISSN

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Počet stran výsledku

12

Strana od-do

99-110

Název nakladatele

Universitätsverlag Potsdam

Místo vydání

Potsdam

Místo konání akce

Oldenburg

Datum konání akce

26. 2. 2013

Typ akce podle státní příslušnosti

WRD - Celosvětová akce

Kód UT WoS článku

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