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dc.contributor.authorNiemelä, Pia
dc.contributor.authorValmari, Antti
dc.contributor.editorMcLaren, Bruce M.
dc.contributor.editorReilly, Rob
dc.contributor.editorZvacek, Susan
dc.contributor.editorUhomoibhi, James
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-06T13:03:12Z
dc.date.available2018-11-06T13:03:12Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.citationNiemelä, P., & Valmari, A. (2018). Elementary Math to Close the Digital Skills Gap. In B. M. McLaren, R. Reilly, S. Zvacek, & J. Uhomoibhi (Eds.), <i>CSEDU 2018 : Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Computer Supported Education. Vol. 2</i> (pp. 154-165). SCITEPRESS Science And Technology Publications. <a href="https://doi.org/10.5220/0006800201540165" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.5220/0006800201540165</a>
dc.identifier.otherCONVID_27978454
dc.identifier.otherTUTKAID_77230
dc.identifier.urihttps://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/60127
dc.description.abstractAll-encompassing digitalization and the digital skills gap pressure the current school system to change. Accordingly, to ’digi-jump’, the Finnish National Curriculum 2014 (FNC-2014) adds programming to K-12 math. However, we claim that the anticipated addition remains too vague and subtle. Instead, we should take into account education recommendations set by computer science organizations, such as ACM, and define clear learning targets for programming. Correspondingly, the whole math syllabus should be critically viewed in the light of these changes and the feedback collected from SW professionals and educators. These findings reveal an imbalance between supply and demand, i.e., what is over-taught versus under-taught, from the point of view of professional requirements. Critics claim an unnecessary surplus of calculus and differential equations, i.e., continuous mathematics. In contrast, the emphasis should shift more towards algorithms and data structures, flexibility in handling multiple data representations, logic; in summary – discrete mathematics.fi
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dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSCITEPRESS Science And Technology Publications
dc.relation.ispartofCSEDU 2018 : Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Computer Supported Education. Vol. 2
dc.rightsIn Copyright
dc.subject.otherK-12 computer science education
dc.subject.othercomputing in math syllabus
dc.subject.otherdigital skills gap
dc.subject.otherprofessional development of software professionals
dc.subject.othereffectiveness of education
dc.subject.othercontinuous vs. discrete math
dc.titleElementary Math to Close the Digital Skills Gap
dc.typeconferenceObject
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:fi:jyu-201811064631
dc.contributor.laitosInformaatioteknologian tiedekuntafi
dc.contributor.laitosFaculty of Information Technologyen
dc.contributor.oppiaineTietojenkäsittelytiedefi
dc.contributor.oppiaineComputer Scienceen
dc.type.urihttp://purl.org/eprint/type/ConferencePaper
dc.date.updated2018-11-06T07:15:11Z
dc.relation.isbn978-989-758-291-2
dc.type.coarhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_5794
dc.description.reviewstatuspeerReviewed
dc.format.pagerange154-165
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dc.rights.copyright© 2018 SCITEPRESS – Science and Technology Publications, Lda.
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dc.relation.conferenceInternational Conference on Computer Supported Education
dc.subject.ysomatematiikka
dc.subject.ysotietotekniikka
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dc.subject.ysoammattitaito
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dc.relation.doi10.5220/0006800201540165
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