DIDACTIC FUNCTION OF FORMING ALGORITHMIC THINKING
Journal Title: Професіоналізм педагога: теоретичні й методичні аспекти - Year 2018, Vol 8, Issue 1
Abstract
The article notes that algorithmic thinking is a product of the development of new information technologies. The relevance of the article is determined by the need for an adequate display of modern social and scientific and technical processes in human mental activity. The radical changes brought about by the demands of the information society caused the need for developing a new style of thinking – algorithmic thinking. Its essence lies in the operational mode of thinking, in which a ready, automatically acting mechanism is created in the cerebral cortex, which, having received some initial data and tasks, automatically works and carries out all the necessary data for solving the initial data. The article reveals a close connection between algorithmic thinking and information literacy – the fundamental knowledge of information literacy is grouped around the concept of an algorithm, as understood and precisely directed to the performer in performing a sequence of actions aimed at achieving a specific goal or solving a problem. The article considers the development of algorithmic thinking both as a methodical problem and as a general educational and psychological problem, since its solution is related to the formation of those common properties of thinking that are important for mastering any subject and preparing for any type of activity. The article reveals the content and methodology of the formation of operational structures of thinking. The initial position is the essence of mental operations as learned and automated methods of cognitive action. The methodical message in the article is based on the didactic position in the meaning of algorithms, which is that, having taught students algorithmic problem solving, the student gets not only a way to control the objects that he will convert using this algorithm, but also a way to control his thinking and practical actions. The author emphasizes on that the methodology does not sufficiently elaborate the issue of teaching schoolchildren the structure of formation and the rules for formulating concepts, how to recognize objects, what signs underlie the description of concepts, what is the composition of the logical means that underlie the description of concepts. The situation is analogous to the logic and algorithms of the explanation and prescription procedures. It is noted that the solution of these didactic tasks opens the way to independent cognitive activity, creative search. It is noted that the effectiveness of the cognitive process will be significantly higher if the student discovers the corresponding algorithms him/herself or with some help from the teacher, and does not receive them in finished form. The article reveals the structure of the algorithmic process, its content and conditions, which forms the basis for managing the process of the formation of algorithmic thinking among schoolchildren.
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Volodymyr Sariienko
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- EP ID EP495889
- DOI 10.31865/2414-9292.8(1).2018.153742
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