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Globalization, Computing, and Their Political Impact.

The author discusses teaching computer science (CS) to Science and Technology Entry Program (STEP) students, grades 7-12, at Union College's Kenney Community Center. Topics include her use of SET, a visual perception card game, to figure out how human's solve problems versus how to program computers...

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Published in:Communications of the ACM Vol. 59; no. 11; pp. 5 - 6
Main Author: Vardi, Moshe Y.
Format: Article
Published: Association for Computing Machinery Nov2016
Subjects:
Computer science education
Perception in children
Problem solving methodology
Computer logic
Computer programming education
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The author discusses teaching computer science (CS) to Science and Technology Entry Program (STEP) students, grades 7-12, at Union College's Kenney Community Center. Topics include her use of SET, a visual perception card game, to figure out how human's solve problems versus how to program computers to solve the same problems, data representation inside computers, and the need for further CS curricula and professional development.