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Teaching Loops At Second Chance Schools (SCS) Using Microworlds

Gougas Vasileios
Php Student, Faculty Of Primary And Preschool Education, St. Kliment Ohridski University Of Sofia, Bulgaria
Malinova Lucia
Professor, Faculty Of Primary And Preschool Education, St. Kliment Ohridski University Of Sofia, Bulgaria
DOI Crossref DOI 10.37547/tajssei/Volume02Issue10-16
tajssei 2020
VOL. 2 / NO. 10 OCTOBER
FULL TEXT PP. 103-109
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VOLUME 2
ISSUE 10
YEAR 2020
PAGES 103-109
RESEARCH OVERVIEW

Abstract

Computing Grammar is a basic part of the Second Chance School degree course. It provides agilities in order to improve the student’s position in the digital world. The degree course is open for all at Second Chance Schools. The teacher according to the students’ needs and beliefs provides the guidelines to be followed. They can be updated from time to time. Teaching loops is elementary in the algorithm theory. In High Schools loops and algorithms are the main field at computing lessons. The usage of Microworlds software is up to the teacher in recent years. This phenomenon is very rare at Second Chance schools and this is the first time that it is implemented. Using a poll, students’ beliefs and views were stored and analyzed by the usage of statistical software in order to extract the results. Family situation, work and age constitute a strong factor of the student’s agilities.  Sex does not make any difference, fact that is confirmed by other researches.

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Keywords

Second Chance School Adult Education
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