Taking Computer Science and Programming into Schools: The Glyndŵr/BCS Turing Project
Taking Computer Science and Programming into Schools: The Glyndŵr/BCS Turing Project
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将计算机科学和编程带入学校：Glyndŵr/BCS 图灵项目
DOI：
10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.05.119
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发表时间：
2014
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Nigel Houlden
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V. Grout;Nigel Houlden
2012 年和 2013 年对于英国计算机科学 (CS) 教育来说是充满挑战的一年。经过数十年的全国性忽视之后，突然间出现了将计算机科学重新引入 11-16 岁学校课程的动力。直接的障碍包括一代没有计算机科学背景的儿童以及估计需要 20,000 名新的计算机科学教师 - 现有的英国 IT 教师资格和经验不足。学校计算 (CAS) 运动在从 IT 到计算教学大纲的量子转变中发挥了重要作用，英国计算机协会 (BCS)、英国领先大学和包括微软、谷歌、IBM、英国电信和 Facebook 在内的许多主要国际技术公司也发挥了重要作用。本文讨论了这一立场的背景以及应对这些挑战所取得的进展。它特别描述了 BCS 资助的格林多尔大学“图灵项目”在向威尔士高中生和教职员工介绍高级编程和“计算思维”方面所做的工作。图灵项目采用乐高 NXT Mindstorm 机器人、Raspberry Pi 计算机和 PicoBoard 硬件以及 Robot C 和 Scratch 编程平台的创新组合。本文讨论了最初的目标和一般方法，描述了不同年龄组和能力范围的重点交付，并提出了证明该计划有效性的结果和分析。最后总结了经验教训和未来的方向。
2012 and 2013 have been challenging years for Computer Science (CS) education in the UK. After decades of national neglect, there has been a sudden impetus to reintroduce CS into the 11-16 age school curriculums. Immediate obstacles include a generation of children with no CS background and an estimated need for 20,000 new CS teachers - existing UK IT teachers being insufficiently qualified and experienced. The Computing at School (CAS) movement has been instrumental in this quantum transition from an IT to Computing syllabus, as have the British Computer Society (BCS), leading UK universities and a number of major international technology companies, including Microsoft, Google, IBM, British Telecom and Facebook.This paper discusses the background to this position and the progress being made to address these challenges. It describes, in particular, the work of the BCS-funded Glyndwr University ‘Turing Project’ in introducing Welsh high-school students and staff to high-level programming and ‘computational thinking’. The Turing Project uses an innovative combination of Lego NXT Mindstorm robots, Raspberry Pi computers and PicoBoard hardware together with the Robot C and Scratch programming platforms. The paper discusses initial objectives and the general approach, describes focused delivery across different age groups and ability ranges and presents results and analysis demonstrating the effectiveness of the programme. Lessons learnt and future directions are considered in conclusion.
阿兰·图灵：他的工作和影响
DOI：
10.1016/b978-0-12-386980-7.50019-8
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2013
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作者：
Cooper S
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Cooper S