Título: Teaching fundamentals of computing theory: a constructivist approach
Autores: Chesñevar, Carlos Iván
Maguitman, Ana Gabriela
González, María Paula
Cobo, María Laura
Fecha: 2004-11-24
2004
Publicador: Unversidad Nacional de La Plata
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Tipo: Articulo
Articulo
Tema: computer science education; fundamentals of computing theory; informatics technology; constructivism
Ciencias Informáticas
Teoría de la computación
Enseñanza de la informática
Informática y educación
Descripción: A Fundamentals of Computing Theory course involves different topics that are core to the Computer Science curricula and whose level of abstraction makes them difficult both to teach and to learn. Such difficulty stems from the complexity of the abstract notions involved and the required mathematical background. Surveys conducted among our students showed that many of them were applying some theoretical concepts mechanically rather than developing significant learning. This paper shows a number of didactic strategies that we introduced in the Fundamentals of Computing Theory curricula to cope with the above problem. The proposed strategies were based on a stronger use of technology and a constructivist approach. The final goal was to promote more significant learning of the course topics.
Idioma: Inglés