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.

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2024-09-05
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https://doi.org/10.1145/3677619.3678134
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Educational Games and Gamification
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Tangible tools for data science education

Lorraine Underwood, Steve E. Hodges, Elisa Rubegni, Joe Finney
Educational Games and Gamification
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Tangible tools for data science education

Lorraine Underwood, Steve E. Hodges, Elisa Rubegni, Joe Finney
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Abstract

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.

Lancaster University (GB)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
Quality Education
Openalex Percentile: Top 82%
Educational Games and Gamification
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