The course—“COMP 10: Computer Science For All”—was designed specifically for non-computer science majors. As a researcher exploring coding and robotic technologies for young children, I hoped the ...

Abstraction is one of the four cornerstones of Computer Science. It involves filtering out – essentially, ignoring - the characteristics that we don't need in order to concentrate on those that ...

A teenage programmer learns about abstraction, by thinking of what she needs to tell her computer to look for in selecting people for a dance audition. Suitable for teaching at KS3, KS4 and ...