Computational Thinking in K-12: An analysis with Mathematics Teachers

Janice Teresinha Reichert; Dante Augusto Couto Barone; Milton Kist

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Janice Teresinha Reichert ¹ ^* , Dante Augusto Couto Barone ², Milton Kist ¹

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¹ Federal University of the Fronteira Sul - UFFS, BRAZIL² Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS, BRAZIL^* Corresponding Author

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The article highlights and discusses aspects about the initial perceptions of Computational Thinking of a group of Mathematics teachers in K-12, estimates the contributions of a continuing education course on the subject and addresses possible changes in the participants’ way of teaching. The case study was conducted through continuing education course and focused on the application of questionnaires with open and closed questions, as well as reports on the inclusion of activities, by the participants, in their teaching practice. The answers were analyzed from a qualitative perspective and the results obtained point to an initial lack of knowledge of the participants about the subject, especially in their relations with the field of mathematics. The offering of the course led to a significant learning on the subject, development of methodologies for the introduction of Computational Thinking in mathematics classes and reflections on how to teach and learn.

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Brazil’s common national base curriculum
K-12
continuing education
computational thinking

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EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed, 2020, Volume 16, Issue 6, Article No: em1847

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Reichert, J. T., Couto Barone, D. A., & Kist, M. (2020). Computational Thinking in K-12: An analysis with Mathematics Teachers. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 16(6), em1847. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/7832

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Reichert JT, Couto Barone DA, Kist M. Computational Thinking in K-12: An analysis with Mathematics Teachers. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2020;16(6):em1847. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/7832

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Reichert JT, Couto Barone DA, Kist M. Computational Thinking in K-12: An analysis with Mathematics Teachers. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2020;16(6), em1847. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/7832

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Reichert, Janice Teresinha, Dante Augusto Couto Barone, and Milton Kist. "Computational Thinking in K-12: An analysis with Mathematics Teachers". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2020 16 no. 6 (2020): em1847. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/7832

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Reichert, J. T., Couto Barone, D. A., and Kist, M. (2020). Computational Thinking in K-12: An analysis with Mathematics Teachers. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 16(6), em1847. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/7832

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Reichert, Janice Teresinha et al. "Computational Thinking in K-12: An analysis with Mathematics Teachers". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 16, no. 6, 2020, em1847. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/7832