Curricular Choices for Computational Thinking in Large Scale Low Resource Environments
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R. Ramanujam, Vipul ShahAuthors Info & Claims
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Abstract
The Indian National Education Policy 2020 advocates the introduction of Computational Thinking (CT) and coding in school, and the National Curriculum Framework 2023 follows through on this. Undoubtedly, given the scale of this effort (reaching a quarter billion children), the challenges are aplenty.
As it happens, India already has some CS Unplugged style experience with large-scale initiatives in introducing CT in low-resource environments, necessarily working with the educational machinery of state governments. We discuss these experiences, focusing on the three dimensions of large-scale, low-resource, and state-run nature of CT education programmes. We identify some core challenges in the introduction of CT in schools that are specific to these contexts and articulate some questions on curricular choices.
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ISBN:978-3-031-73256-0
DOI:10.1007/978-3-031-73257-7
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