Combining Block-Based Programming and Hardware Prototyping to Foster Computational Thinking

• DOI: 10.1145/3349266.3351410
• Publication Date: 2019-09-26T12:17:48Z
• Authors: Ilenia Fronza; Luis Corral; Claus Pahl
• Keywords: Computational Thinking; Educational Robotics; Promotion (chess)

The promotion of Computational Thinking principles at different levels education enables the development practical competencies for software development. Several off-the-shelf technologies exist to promote computational abilities with support block-based programming and working hardware. However, in some contexts, a significant limitation is complexity costs that carry acquisition implementation hardware such as Educational Robots. In this paper, we discuss strategy reinforce learning (CT) skills by providing an analogous method We offer affordable solution assist high school students build CT-based software/hardware integrated solution. executed coding bootcamp where were required design implement algorithm, illustrate its execution proposed exercise delivered expected results engaging ideate problem, create physical demonstration it.