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Introducing students to computer science with programmes that don't emphasise programming

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We examine five outreach programmes that introduce school students to Computer Science. All downplay programming as a pre-requisite skill for engaging with Computer Science, yet they use a wide variety of formats for reaching students, including contests, shows, magazine articles, and resources for teachers. We classify these different approaches, identifying the different ways they have been adapted to their target audience, and drawing out the common elements to provide guidance for similar initiatives.

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    ITiCSE '11: Proceedings of the 16th annual joint conference on Innovation and technology in computer science education
    June 2011
    418 pages
    ISBN:9781450306973
    DOI:10.1145/1999747

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    1. computational thinking
    2. k-12 outreach

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