Hill, G., Turner, S. J. and Childs, K. (2017) The answer's not on the screen. Paper presented to: 13th China Europe Symposium on Software Engineering Education (CEISEE), Athens, Greece, 24-25 May 2017.
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Abstract:
Reflection from two areas on the issues of getting students in Higher Education (HE) to become better problem-solvers earlier. Asks some questions about should HE increase the use of unplugged activities? If so, is there any evidence that it will help? What lessons can HE learn from what is happening in Primary Schools? What can schools learn from what is and has happened in HE teaching of programming and problem-solving?
Uncontrolled Keywords:
Computational thinking, unplugged, HE, primary, problem-solving
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Hill, G., Turner, S. J. and Childs, K.
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Date:
24 May 2017
Date Type:
Publication
Event Title:
13th China Europe Symposium on Software Engineering Education (CEISEE)
Event Dates:
24-25 May 2017
Event Location:
Athens, Greece
Event Type:
Conference
Language:
English
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Published / Disseminated
Refereed:
Yes
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