Schlagwort: Research
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Bringing data science to life for K–12 students with the ‘API Can Code’ curriculum
Reading Time: 7 minutesAs data and data-driven technologies become a bigger part of everyday life, it’s more important than ever to make sure that young people are given the chance to learn data science concepts and skills. David Weintrop Rotem Israel-Fishelson Peter F Moon In our April research seminar, David Weintrop, Rotem Israel-Fishelson, and Peter…
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How well do you know our I/O 2025 announcements?How well do you know our I/O 2025 announcements?Contributor
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTake this quiz about Google I/O 2025 to see how well you know what we announced this year at I/O.Take this quiz about Google I/O 2025 to see how well you know what we announced this year at I/O.Website: LINK
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Research insights to help learners develop data awareness
Reading Time: 7 minutesAn increasing number of frameworks describe the possible contents of a K–12 artificial intelligence (AI) curriculum and suggest possible learning activities (for example, see the UNESCO competency framework for students, 2024). In our March seminar, Lukas Höper and Carsten Schulte from the Department of Computing Education at Paderborn University in Germany shared…
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Supporting teachers to integrate AI in K–12 CS education
Reading Time: 5 minutesTeaching about artificial intelligence (AI) is a growing challenge for educators around the world. In our current seminar series, we are gaining insights from international computing education researchers on how to teach about AI and data science in the classroom. In our second seminar, Franz Jetzinger from the Technical University of Munich,…
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Integrating generative AI into introductory programming classes
Reading Time: 6 minutesGenerative AI (GenAI) tools like GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT are rapidly changing how programming is taught and learnt. These tools can solve assignments with remarkable accuracy. GPT-4, for example, scored an impressive 99.5% on an undergraduate computer science exam, compared to Codex’s 78% just two years earlier. With such capabilities, researchers are…
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Teaching about AI – Teacher symposium
Reading Time: 5 minutesAI has become a pervasive term that is heard with trepidation, excitement, and often a furrowed brow in school staffrooms. For educators, there is pressure to use AI applications for productivity — to save time, to help create lesson plans, to write reports, to answer emails, etc. There is also a lot…
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Teaching about AI in K–12 education: Thoughts from the USA
Reading Time: 5 minutesAs artificial intelligence continues to shape our world, understanding how to teach about AI has never been more important. Our new research seminar series brings together educators and researchers to explore approaches to AI and data science education. In the first seminar, we welcomed Shuchi Grover, Director of AI and Education Research…
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The latest AI news we announced in JanuaryThe latest AI news we announced in January
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHere are Google’s latest AI updates from January.Here are Google’s latest AI updates from January.Website: LINK
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60 of our biggest AI announcements in 202460 of our biggest AI announcements in 2024
Reading Time: 6 minutesRecap some of Google’s biggest AI news from 2024, including moments from Gemini, NotebookLM, Search and more.Recap some of Google’s biggest AI news from 2024, including moments from Gemini, NotebookLM, Search and more.Website: LINK
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The latest AI news we announced in DecemberThe latest AI news we announced in December
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHere are Google’s latest AI updates from December including Gemini 2.0, GenCast, and Willow.Here are Google’s latest AI updates from December including Gemini 2.0, GenCast, and Willow.Website: LINK
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How can we teach students about AI and data science? Join our 2025 seminar series to learn more about the topic
Reading Time: 4 minutesAI, machine learning (ML), and data science infuse our daily lives, from the recommendation functionality on music apps to technologies that influence our healthcare, transport, education, defence, and more. What jobs will be affected by AL, ML, and data science remains to be seen, but it is increasingly clear that students will…
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Does AI-assisted coding boost novice programmers’ skills or is it just a shortcut?
Reading Time: 6 minutesArtificial intelligence (AI) is transforming industries, and education is no exception. AI-driven development environments (AIDEs), like GitHub Copilot, are opening up new possibilities, and educators and researchers are keen to understand how these tools impact students learning to code. In our 50th research seminar, Nicholas Gardella, a PhD candidate at the University…
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Using generative AI to teach computing: Insights from research
Reading Time: 7 minutesAs computing technologies continue to rapidly evolve in today’s digital world, computing education is becoming increasingly essential. Arto Hellas and Juho Leinonen, researchers at Aalto University in Finland, are exploring how innovative teaching methods can equip students with the computing skills they need to stay ahead. In particular, they are looking at…
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Teaching about AI in schools: Take part in our Research and Educator Community Symposium
Reading Time: 4 minutesWorldwide, the use of generative AI systems and related technologies is transforming our lives. From marketing and social media to education and industry, these technologies are being used everywhere, even if it isn’t obvious. Yet, despite the growing availability and use of generative AI tools, governments are still working out how and…
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How to make debugging a positive experience for secondary school students
Reading Time: 6 minutesArtificial intelligence (AI) continues to change many areas of our lives, with new AI technologies and software having the potential to significantly impact the way programming is taught at schools. In our seminar series this year, we’ve already heard about new AI code generators that can support and motivate young people when…
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How useful do teachers find error message explanations generated by AI? Pilot research results
Reading Time: 7 minutesAs discussions of how artificial intelligence (AI) will impact teaching, learning, and assessment proliferate, I was thrilled to be able to add one of my own research projects to the mix. As a research scientist at the Raspberry Pi Foundation, I’ve been working on a pilot research study in collaboration with Jane…
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Adapting primary Computing resources for cultural responsiveness: Bringing in learners’ identity
Reading Time: 6 minutesIn recent years, the emphasis on creating culturally responsive educational practices has gained significant traction in schools worldwide. This approach aims to tailor teaching and learning experiences to better reflect and respect the diverse cultural backgrounds of students, thereby enhancing their engagement and success in school. In one of our recent research…
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Empowering undergraduate computer science students to shape generative AI research
Reading Time: 6 minutesAs use of generative artificial intelligence (or generative AI) tools such as ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot, or Gemini becomes more widespread, educators are thinking carefully about the place of these tools in their classrooms. For undergraduate education, there are concerns about the role of generative AI tools in supporting teaching and assessment practices.…
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Imagining students’ progression in the era of generative AI
Reading Time: 6 minutesGenerative artificial intelligence (AI) tools are becoming more easily accessible to learners and educators, and increasingly better at generating code solutions to programming tasks, code explanations, computing lesson plans, and other learning resources. This raises many questions for educators in terms of what and how we teach students about computing and AI,…
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An update from the Raspberry Pi Computing Education Research Centre
Reading Time: 7 minutesIt’s been nearly two years since the launch of the Raspberry Pi Computing Education Research Centre. Today, the Centre’s Director Dr Sue Sentance shares an update about the Centre’s work. The Raspberry Pi Computing Education Research Centre (RPCERC) is unique for two reasons: we are a joint initiative between the University of…
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Insights into students’ attitudes to using AI tools in programming education
Reading Time: 4 minutesEducators around the world are grappling with the problem of whether to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the classroom. As more and more teachers start exploring the ways to use these tools for teaching and learning computing, there is an urgent need to understand the impact of their use to make…
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New resource to help teachers make Computing culturally relevant
Reading Time: 6 minutesHere at the Raspberry Pi Foundation, we believe that it’s important that our academic research has a practical application. An important area of research we are engaged in is broadening participation in computing education by investigating how the subject can be made more culturally relevant — we have published several studies in…
