The MATCOS project was born from an analysis of the results of the National Plan for Information Science- considered by many to be disappointing- and other similar experiments, which in Italy in the 80s-90s had planned for the introduction of computer science (the computer as a means of programming) as part of Maths teaching; it reiterates the soundness of the original proposal, especially as regards the use of programming in learning Maths and underlines the need to: - accentuate the algorithmic aspect of Maths; - make available an accessible programming language, in the mother tongue, which is Maths orientated and suitable for the effective logical capabilities of the students. With reference to the second point, a programming language was constructed entitled MatCos, with the aforementioned characteristics; in fact, it is in the mother tongue (Italian), it retains the classic structure of a programming language, and besides it is Maths orientated, in the sense that it uses commands linked to precise mathematical concepts.
Le Projet MATCOS
SERPE, Annarosa;
2005-01-01
Abstract
The MATCOS project was born from an analysis of the results of the National Plan for Information Science- considered by many to be disappointing- and other similar experiments, which in Italy in the 80s-90s had planned for the introduction of computer science (the computer as a means of programming) as part of Maths teaching; it reiterates the soundness of the original proposal, especially as regards the use of programming in learning Maths and underlines the need to: - accentuate the algorithmic aspect of Maths; - make available an accessible programming language, in the mother tongue, which is Maths orientated and suitable for the effective logical capabilities of the students. With reference to the second point, a programming language was constructed entitled MatCos, with the aforementioned characteristics; in fact, it is in the mother tongue (Italian), it retains the classic structure of a programming language, and besides it is Maths orientated, in the sense that it uses commands linked to precise mathematical concepts.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
