Tangible tools for data science education
Educators face many practical challenges when introducing data science to students. School networks are strictly controlled by outside resources which creates a barrier to installing and managing both software and hardware. Our tools aim to alleviate these practical issues to support educators to teach data science to children in K-12 classes. Our micro:bit accessory the clip:bit allows students to collect their own data outdoors. All the data is gathered in a physical, transparent Classroom Cloudlet for analysis and visualisations. The tools are mobile, transparent and accessible to children and educators making teaching data science achievable.
Authors
- Lorraine Underwood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8521-7094)
- Steve E. Hodges (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9314-7762)
- Elisa Rubegni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6375-7604)
- Joe Finney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0805-5375)
Institutions
- Lancaster University (GB)
Publication Details
- Published
- 2024-09-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1145/3677619.3678134
- Primary Topic
- Educational Games and Gamification
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council