Proposals for the Promotion of Computing in K-12 Studies in Spain
David Lopez, Computer Architecture Department, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
Faraón Llorens-Largo, Dept. Computer Science and Artificial, Intelligence University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain
Mercedes Marqués-Andrés, Dept. Computer Science and Engineering, University Jaume I, Castelló, Spain
J. Angel Velázquez-Iturbide, Departamento de Informática y Estadística, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain

2023 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE)
2023.fie-conference.org
College Station, Texas, USA
18-21 October 2023
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/conhome/10342661/proceeding

DOI: doi.org/10.1109/FIE58773.2023.10343195

Acceso abierto al documento: https://upcommons.upc.edu/handle/2117/399165

Abstract.
The information society requires new skills and knowledge about how to cope in a computerized world. Although it is fully assumed in the political and social discourse, it is a neglected subject in formal education. Each nation should analyze how computing is learned in its K-12 education system. This research-to-practice paper presents the report carried out in Spain promoted by two academic associations, which analyzes the state of computing education in Spain in K-12 studies, summarizes some elements of the didactics of computing and analyzes the training received by teachers who will train K-12 students. The report also presents some reflections of the working group in charge, and nine proposals for improvement oriented to policy makers are pointed out.

Keywords: K12 STEM Education, Computing Pedagogy, Teacher Development, Culture of Teaching and Learning