Mooney, Aidan and Duffin, Joe and Naughton, Thomas J. and Monahan, Rosemary and Power, James F. and Maguire, Phil
(2014)
PACT:
An initiative to introduce computational thinking
to second-level education in Ireland.
In: International Conference on Engaging Pedagogy 2014 (ICEP), 5th December 2014, Athlone Institute of Technology.
Abstract
PACT (Programming ∧ Algorithms ⇒ Computational Thinking) is a partnership between
researchers in the Department of Computer Science at Maynooth University and teachers at
selected post-primary schools around Ireland. Starting in September 2013, seven Irish
secondary schools took part in a pilot study, delivering material prepared by the PACT team
to Transition Year students. Three areas of Computer Science were identified as being key to
delivering a successful course in computational thinking, namely, programming, algorithms
and computability. An overview of the PACT module is provided, as well as analysis of the
feedback obtained from students and teachers involved in delivering the initial pilot.
| Item Type: |
Conference or Workshop Item
(Paper)
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| Keywords: |
Computational Thinking; Transition Year; Computer Programming; Algorithms;
Computability; |
| Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Science and Engineering > Computer Science |
| Item ID: |
5880 |
| Depositing User: |
Aidan Mooney
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| Date Deposited: |
19 Feb 2015 16:35 |
| Refereed: |
No |
| URI: |
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| Use Licence: |
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