Open AccessTheoretical Computer Science in Basic Education: A Systematic Review
Author(s) -
Braz Araujo da Silva,
Simone André da Costa Cavalheiro,
Luciana Foss
Publication year - 2021
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
DOI - 10.5753/weit.2021.18933
Subject(s) - computational thinking , computer science , science education , mathematics education , work (physics) , robotics , engineering ethics , artificial intelligence , management science , human–computer interaction , robot , psychology , engineering , mechanical engineering
This paper presents a systematic literature review on theoretical computer science in basic education. Computing education has been reignited with the new computational thinking wave, calling out for the importance of problemsolving skills. Yet, it has been focusing its efforts in programming with visual languages, games and robotics. Meanwhile, theoretical computer science has rarely been touched in education. Therefore this work investigates 17 journal and conference paper that present solutions including this topic on basic education in the last 20 years. To conclude, a discussion about what topics of theoretical computer science were used takes place and a need for further research is identified.