PROGRAMMING: WHAT SHOULD BE MANDATORY?

The article discusses whether computer programming should be made mandatory in schools. It is said that computer science literacy offers so many benefits to learners that it needs to be mandatory in K-12 schooling. Programming in schools more than solving puzzles and mazes and it is a means of commu...

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Publicado en:	Literacy Today (2411-7862) Vol. 33; no. 4; pp. 14 - 16
Autores principales:	Patterson, Sam, Hutchison, Amy
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	International Literacy Association Jan/Feb2016
Materias:	Computer programming Computer science Students Schools Creative ability
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Sumario:	The article discusses whether computer programming should be made mandatory in schools. It is said that computer science literacy offers so many benefits to learners that it needs to be mandatory in K-12 schooling. Programming in schools more than solving puzzles and mazes and it is a means of communication and creative expression.