2024
Trilles-Oliver, Sergio; Monfort-Muriach, Aida; Cueto-Rubio, Enrique; López-Girona, Carmen; Granell-Canut, Carlos
Sucre4Stem: A K-12 Educational Tool for Integrating Computational Thinking and Programming Across Multidisciplinary Disciplines Journal Article Forthcoming
In: IEEE Transactions on Education, Forthcoming, ISSN: 0018-9359.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: education, Internet of things, SUCRE, sucre4kids, sucre4stem
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This article discusses the latest developments of the Sucre4Stem tool, as part of the Sucre initiative, which aims to promote interest in computational thinking and programming skills in K-12 students. The tool follows the Internet of Things approach and consists of two prominent components: 1) SucreCore and 2) SucreCode . SucreCore incorporates an advanced microcontroller packaged in a more compact design and enables wireless connectivity. SucreCode , the block-based visual programming tool, supports two different sets of blocks depending on the education grade, and facilitates wireless communication with SucreCore . At the educational level, Sucre4Stem fosters new group dynamics and encourages students to experiment real-world projects by promoting the “programming to learn” approach to concepts from other disciplines as opposed to the strategy widely applied in schools of “learning to program” in isolation.
Trilles-Oliver, Sergio; Granell-Canut, Carlos; Ramos-Romero, Francisco
SUCRE4STEM'S DUAL APPROACH TO ENHANCING COMPUTATIONAL THINKING AND PROGRAMMING SKILLS Proceedings Article
In: EDULEARN24 Proceedings, pp. 8094-8103, IATED, 2024, ISBN: 978-84-09-62938-1.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Internet of things, SUCRE, sucre4stem
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This article highlights recent advancements in the Sucre4Stem initiative, a key component of the broader Sucre project designed to kindle interest in computational thinking and programming among K-12 students. At its core, Sucre4Stem embraces the Internet of Things (IoT) ideology and is built around two main elements: SucreCore and SucreCode. SucreCore features a sophisticated microcontroller in a sleeker design, complemented by wireless connectivity options. On the other hand, SucreCode presents a block-based visual programming interface that now offers the choice between two distinct block sets tailored to different educational levels: one for primary education students (Grades 3-6) incorporating basic programming concepts with engaging graphics, and another for high school students (Grades 7-12), which introduces more advanced concepts closer to traditional coding. This dual approach not only makes Sucre4Stem versatile across educational stages but also enhances its educational impact by fostering new group dynamics and empowering students to undertake real-world projects.
2023
Trilles-Oliver, Sergio; Monfort-Muriach, Aida; Lacomba, Diego; Granell-Canut, Carlos
Introducción a los conceptos del pensamiento computacional en educación infantil y primaria con programación tangible Proceedings Article
In: Actas de las Jornadas sobre Enseñanza Universitaria de la Informática (JENUI), pp. 257-260, AENUI, 2023, ISSN: 2531-0607.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Computational thinking, education, SUCRE, sucre4kids
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title = {Introducción a los conceptos del pensamiento computacional en educación infantil y primaria con programación tangible},
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The Sucre programme aims to promote computational thinking and programming at each educational stage. After restructuring the programme, the Sucre4Kids initiative is reoriented to early childhood and primary education (between 5 and 10 years). Sucre4Kids introduces the basics of programming with as little friction as possible, dispensing with usual programming devices and instead using tangible elements for programming. The proposed tangible programming strategy is based on the use of cards with pictograms and each card carries a near field communication (NFC) tag that encodes the programming instructions. Students arrange the cards in sequence, representing the logical order of instructions. Depending on which sensors and actuators are wired, the reading of each card produces reactive code, that is, the execution is immediate as soon as a card is read. Sucre4Kids takes advantage of the development carried out within the Sucre programme, adapting a microcontroller with an NFC reader and a small display. The designed prototype includes several game modes in order to work with different computational thinking concepts.
2022
Trilles-Oliver, Sergio; Monfort-Muriach, Aida; Cueto-Rubio, Enrique; Granell-Canut, Carlos; Juan-Verdoy, Pablo
Sucre4Stem: Internet of things in classrooms Proceedings Article
In: 2022 Congreso de Tecnología, Aprendizaje y Enseñanza de la Electrónica (XV Technologies Applied to Electronics Teaching Conference), pp. 1-4, IEEE, 2022, ISBN: 978-1-6654-2161-4.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Computational thinking, Internet of things, STEM, SUCRE, sucre4stem
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author = {Sergio Trilles-Oliver and Aida Monfort-Muriach and Enrique Cueto-Rubio and Carlos Granell-Canut and Pablo Juan-Verdoy},
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We demonstrate Sucre4Stem, a training and informative resource for promoting computational thinking aimed at pre-university students, including visual programming through blocks, assembly of sensors and actuators in microcontrollers, network connectivity, and remote data sharing. Through the components of Sucre4Stem, students design, create and program collaborative sensorization projects that recreate real situations of the Internet of Things.
Trilles-Oliver, Sergio; Monfort-Muriach, Aida; Gómez-Cambronero, Águeda; Granell-Canut, Carlos
Sucre4Stem: Collaborative Projects Based on IoT Devices for Students in Secondary and Pre-University Education Journal Article
In: IEEE Revista Iberoamericana de Tecnologias del Aprendizaje, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 150-159, 2022, ISSN: 1932-8540.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: computer science, education, SUCRE, sucre4stem
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This paper describes a new technological evolution of the Sucre project, which aims to foster a vocation for science and develop computational thinking and programming skills in pre-university students. This improved version is called Sucre4Stem and has been designed from the Internet of Things perspective. At a technological level, we differentiate two main tools, SucreCore and SucreCode . SucreCore provides a new, more compact design, encapsulates an advanced microcontroller and supports wireless connectivity with the ability to create online variables and functions. SucreCode , the block-based visual programming tool, has a revamped interface and allows wireless communication with SucreCore . At the pedagogical level, Sucre4Stem makes it easier to implement new group dynamics and to create novel types of collaborative projects between groups of students. In this article, we also explore how these collaborative projects can be carried out by taking advantage of the different types of communications between SucreCore and the server-side platform using shared online variables and functions.
2020
Trilles-Oliver, Sergio; Tortosa, David; Granell-Canut, Carlos
La evolución del proyecto Sucre4Kids mediante el paradigma del Internet de las Cosas Proceedings Article
In: Actas de las Jornadas sobre Enseñanza Universitaria de la Informática (JENUI) Valencia, Spain, Jul 2020, pp. 53-60, 2020, ISSN: 2531-0607.
Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: education, Internet of things, RyC-Granell, SUCRE, sucre4kids, sucre4stem
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title = {La evolución del proyecto Sucre4Kids mediante el paradigma del Internet de las Cosas},
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Esta comunicación presenta la evolución tecnológica del proyecto Sucre4Kids, que tiene como objetivo el fomento de las vocaciones científicas, la promoción del pensamiento computacional y la programación en estudiantes preuniversitarios. Tras cuatro años de experiencia contrastada en aulas, se ha redefinido todo el ecosistema del proyecto desde la perspectiva del Internet de las Cosas. En el plano tecnológico, Sucre4Kids propone dos herramientas bien diferenciadas: Sucre-Core y SucreCode. La primera adopta un nuevo diseño más compacto, encapsulando un microcontrolador más avanzado, con soporte para conectividad inalámbrica, y con la capacidad de crear redes en malla. SucreCode, la herramienta de programación visual por bloques, tiene una interfaz renovada y permite actualizaciones sin cables en un SucreCore. En el plano pedagógico, las nuevas características tecnológicas abren la puerta a nuevos tipos de dinámicas y proyectos colaborativos entre grupos de estudiantes. Este mayor grado de interactividad y comunicación, que representaba una limitación en la anterior versión de Sucre4Kids, augura un interés creciente de los estudiantes, tal como hemos observado en las primeras intervenciones en aula.
Trilles-Oliver, Sergio; Granell-Canut, Carlos
In: Computer application engineering education, vol. 28, no. 6, pp. 1490-1502, 2020, ISBN: 1099-0542.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: computer science, education, SUCRE, sucre4kids
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title = {Advancing preuniversity students' computational thinking skills through an educational project based on tangible elements and virtual block‐based programming},
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abstract = {University students enroling in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)‐related studies such as computer science continue to decline, even though worldwide educational policy reports warn about the need for this type of professionals in the immediate future. Promoting computer science studies among preuniversity students seems the most direct solution to reverse this issue. In this context, we present the Sucre4Kids project whose main objectives are to engage young people into computational thinking and programming concepts using tangible elements and social interaction. We apply the Sucre4Kids approach to introductory courses of computational thinking and programming concepts to high‐school students. The main results of the 3‐year intervention in the classroom with 256 high‐school students reached suggest that tangible
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University students enroling in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)‐related studies such as computer science continue to decline, even though worldwide educational policy reports warn about the need for this type of professionals in the immediate future. Promoting computer science studies among preuniversity students seems the most direct solution to reverse this issue. In this context, we present the Sucre4Kids project whose main objectives are to engage young people into computational thinking and programming concepts using tangible elements and social interaction. We apply the Sucre4Kids approach to introductory courses of computational thinking and programming concepts to high‐school students. The main results of the 3‐year intervention in the classroom with 256 high‐school students reached suggest that tangible
elements and social interaction in groups are determining factors in increasing students' motivation to learn to code and to
raise their interest in STEM disciplines
elements and social interaction in groups are determining factors in increasing students' motivation to learn to code and to
raise their interest in STEM disciplines
2019
Trilles-Oliver, Sergio; Granell-Canut, Carlos; Aguilar-Moreno, Estefanía
SUCRE4Kids: tres años de experiencia en la incentivación del pensamiento computacional en edades preuniversitarias Book Chapter
In: Fidalgo, Andrés Vaz; Óscar Martínez Bonastre, O. (Eds. ) TICAI 2018: TICs para el Aprendizaje de la Ingeniería (Ed.): pp. 49-56, Universidad de Vigo, Vigo, 2019, ISSN: 978-84-8158-838-5 .
Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: education, SUCRE, sucre4kids
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components with visual programming for the consecution of real projects. Far from being an individual activity, as in most educational initiatives related to programming learning, the novelty lies in the introduction of social aspects and tangible interaction in sessions with students. During these three years the project has directly reached more than 250 students, who have directly used the tool, and over 4000 students who have heard about it through participation in fa},
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components with visual programming for the consecution of real projects. Far from being an individual activity, as in most educational initiatives related to programming learning, the novelty lies in the introduction of social aspects and tangible interaction in sessions with students. During these three years the project has directly reached more than 250 students, who have directly used the tool, and over 4000 students who have heard about it through participation in fa
components with visual programming for the consecution of real projects. Far from being an individual activity, as in most educational initiatives related to programming learning, the novelty lies in the introduction of social aspects and tangible interaction in sessions with students. During these three years the project has directly reached more than 250 students, who have directly used the tool, and over 4000 students who have heard about it through participation in fa
2018
Granell-Canut, Carlos; Trilles-Oliver, Sergio
El proyecto SUCRE4Kids: una iniciativa de hardware y software libre para la introducción a la programación Journal Article
In: Novática, no. 240, 2018, ISBN: 2444-6629.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: education, RyC-Granell, SUCRE, sucre4kids
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Trilles-Oliver, Sergio; Granell-Canut, Carlos
SUCRE4Kids: El fomento del pensamiento computacional a través de la interacción social y tangible Proceedings Article
In: XXIV Jornadas sobre la Enseñanza Universitaria de la Informática (JENUI 2018), jenui, 2018.
BibTeX | Tags: Conference, SUCRE, sucre4kids
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