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Developing algorithmic thinking without programming by designing instructions for encryption

Carina Zindel
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Abstract

Algorithmic thinking is an important part of digital literacy, enabling learners to navigate the digital world with confidence. As part of a Design Research study with 22 learners in grades 5 and 6 so far, it was investigated to what extent the children learn to think algorithmically when they discover an encryption algorithm without use of a programming language. It was found that some learners can intuitively and independently develop certain algorithmic thinking ideas (such as sequencing and loops) when writing instructions (=developing an algorithm). Hurdles show up in the degree of precision and the degree of generality of the instructions.
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hal-03748497 , version 1 (09-08-2022)

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Carina Zindel. Developing algorithmic thinking without programming by designing instructions for encryption. Twelfth Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education (CERME12), Feb 2022, Bozen-Bolzano, Italy. ⟨hal-03748497⟩

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