Discrete-event simulation and agent-based modeling in the tasks of the school informatics course

Abstract

In order to study processes and phenomena, it is necessary to create their models. The most interesting and valuable for the analysis of current situations are models that describe processes as if they were happening in reality. These are the so-called simulation models. The scope of application of simulation models is extensive. The most in demand are economic, sociological and biological simulation models. The relevance of simulation is obvious, and it is natural that the theme of simulation is present in the content of the school informatics course. The article provides guidelines for studying the basics of modeling in a school informatics course related to the creation and research of discrete-event and agent-based simulation models. Examples of tasks recommended for consideration in the 9–11th grades at informatics lessons or in extracurricular activities are given, these are task based on the information-cybernetic approach, implemented in the PascalABC environment, and the task using a cellular automaton, implemented in the Cellular environment.