COmbining COmputational thiNking didAcTics and
Software engineering in K-12
COCONATS exists to facilitate the acquisition of SE principles in K-12, in order to promote learning in other domains and the development of life-skills. The goal will be achieved through a set of modular activities, which could be easily and effectively adapted to traditional K-12 learning environments, with different and progressive levels of complexity.
COCONATS provides a set of modular activities and an evaluation framework, which will be tightly connected to the modular activities and will integrate several aspects such as Software Engineering learning, social (e.g., interactions) and personal (e.g., problem-solving) skills.
We will design a set of modular activities, by addressing the main challenges in End-User Software Engineering research.
COCONATS contributes to the solution of the most critical challenges in End-User Software Engineering, such as understanding how SE principles can be taught to K-12 students that focus on domain specific goals. Moreover, COCONATS will provide End-User Software Engineering with a mean to check if teaching Software Engineering to end-users actually leads to the creation of higher quality software. The assessment framework will also represent the basis for possible tools that could propose customized learning paths and self-evaluation modules.
COCONATS strengthens the relationship between unibz and local schools. Indeed, COCONATS will provide about 300 hours of activities in schools, with about 120 students every year. Furthermore, we foresee a relevant impact at international level, by having an interdisciplinary team that investigates how best to teach computer science to K-12 students.
Ilenia Fronza (Principal Investigator: Send Mail) | unibz, Faculty of Computer Science | Computer Science |
Claus Pahl | unibz, Faculty of Computer Science | Computer Science |
Alessandro Colombi | unibz, Faculty of Education | Didactics |
Demis Basso | unibz, Faculty of Education | Cognitive Psychology |
Boris Sušanj | unibz, Faculty of Computer Science | Computer Science |
Sara Baroni | unibz, Facoltà di Scienze e Tecnologie informatiche | Didattica e pedagogia speciale |
Marina Sartor | unibz, Facoltà di Scienze e Tecnologie informatiche | Didattica e pedagogia speciale |