Introduction to computer science with unplugged computing at different teaching levels
International Journal of Development Research
Introduction to computer science with unplugged computing at different teaching levels
Received 17th March, 2020; Received in revised form 28th April, 2020; Accepted 11th May, 2020; Published online 25th June, 2020
Copyright © 2020, Francisco B. da Silva et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
This work focused on the development of a methodological proposal based on the principles and foundations of Unplugged Computing (CD), in order to develop playful activities related to the introduction of computer science without using the computer and outdoors. The proposal was applied to two different classes, one from the 9th grade of elementary school at Escola Comunitária de Augustinópolis (ESCA) and the other from the 2nd year of high school at Colégio Estadual Manoel Vicente de Souza (CEMVS), both in Augustinópolis-TO. After the realization of the workshops, a significant improvement was observed in the perception of the students involved with the basic concepts of computing, demonstrating that unplugged computing can serve as a cheap alternative for teaching basic informatics in environments with low technological infrastructure.
