Authors:
Rolando Barradas
1
;
José Alberto Lencastre
2
;
Salviano Soares
3
and
António Valente
4
Affiliations:
1
School of Sciences and Technology, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Quinta de Prados, Vila Real, Portugal, INESC TEC, Porto, Portugal, IEETA, UA Campus, Aveiro, Portugal
;
2
CIEd - Research Centre on Education, Institute of Education, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, Braga, Portugal
;
3
School of Sciences and Technology, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Quinta de Prados, Vila Real, Portugal, IEETA, UA Campus, Aveiro, Portugal
;
4
School of Sciences and Technology, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Quinta de Prados, Vila Real, Portugal, INESC TEC, Porto, Portugal
Keyword(s):
Computational Thinking, Early-age, code.org, Technology-enhanced_learning.
Abstract:
This article reports a pedagogical experience developed within the scope of a Ph.D. program in Electrical and Computer Engineering with application to Education. Starting with a contextualization on the evolution of computers and Computational Thinking, the article describes the platform used in this study - code.org -, highlighting the strengths that captivate the students. In the Case Study topic, we describe the study carried out, starting with a description of the students involved, followed by a description of the process and the analysis of the results, ending with the evaluation process performed by the students. The article ends concluding that code.org is a valid option to develop computational thinking at early-ages.