Abstract
Teaching Computer Science in all level of education is not easy, because most students are scared of the programming. Therefore, most of the teachers in Slovak schools prefer to teach special software for a spreadsheet editor, presentation programs, etc. This contribution deals with our experience of using an educational board BBC micro:bit in the educational process. We will explain some of our prepared tasks for teaching programming concepts, which we used for teaching with BBC micro:bit in primary, secondary schools, and university. In the article, we will also focus on various types of extensions, which could be used together with micro:bit. We will explain the results of our research and look at whether using BBC micro:bit can increase the student's motivation for learning programming.
Highlights
IntroductionDigital technologies are a common part of life. Because of that it is important to start teaching these technologies in early life of every children
Today, digital technologies are a common part of life
The research using BBC micro:bit was based on the school directors' initiative
Summary
Digital technologies are a common part of life. Because of that it is important to start teaching these technologies in early life of every children. Computer Science is one of the compulsory subjects in primary and secondary schools in Slovakia. Computer science begins to be taught from 8 years. During studying computer science at primary school, pupils have to learn programming basics according to ISCED (The International Standard Classification of Education) in the thematic part Algorithmic Problem Solving. In primary schools, teaching computer science is compulsory 1 hour a week (8-13 years old pupils). In secondary schools, teaching of Computer Science is very similar to primary schools. It is compulsory during whole four years of their study within the range three lessons a week. It is up to each school, to which year of study they want to include these compulsory lessons. Each school can have optional lessons of Computer Science
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