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Blind Pupils Begin to Solve Algorithmic Problems

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Informatics in Schools. Sustainable Informatics Education for Pupils of all Ages (ISSEP 2013)

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This paper describes our very first experience with teaching the topic algorithms and problem solvingfor the unsighted pupils. We introduce our group of children and their informatics skills. Afterwards we present educational activities aimed at development of their algorithmic thinking. We haven’t used a programming environment, but we have used a programmable robotic toy Bee-Bot and tactile tables in combination with a simple text editor. Finally we present our observations done during the implementation of activities with children.

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  1. Dept. of Informatics Education, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University, Mlynská Dolina, 842 48, Bratislava, Slovakia

    L’udmila Jašková

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  1. Fk II - Didaktik der Informatik, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Uhlhornsweg 84, 26111, Oldenburg

    Ira Diethelm

  2. Institut für Informatikdidaktik, Alpen-Adria Iniversität Klagenfurt, Universitätsstr. 65, 9020, Klagenfurt, Austria

    Roland T. Mittermeir

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Jašková, L. (2013). Blind Pupils Begin to Solve Algorithmic Problems. In: Diethelm, I., Mittermeir, R.T. (eds) Informatics in Schools. Sustainable Informatics Education for Pupils of all Ages. ISSEP 2013. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 7780. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36617-8_6

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