Browsing by Author "Pereira, Felipe"

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    Experiencias y beneficios del uso de Arduino en un curso de programación de primer año
    (Formación Universitaria, 2021) Tupac-Yupanqui, Miguel; Vidal-Silva, Cristian L.; Sánchez-Ortiz, Aurora; Pereira, Felipe
    This study presents the experience of using Arduino and the platform Tinkercard for developing programming competencies in first-year students at the Continental University of Huancayo (Peru). The study is conducted online during the COVID-19 pandemic by using a simulator. The development of programming competencies is a fundamental and essential milestone for students enrolled in systems engineering, information science, computer science, and informatics degrees. For students, it is challenging to work with programming languages that require compliance with complex syntactic and semantic rules. The results show and demonstrate a positive impact on the development of students' skills when compared to previous courses. Development of basic skills is observed on digital circuits and computational electronics. It is concluded that students are highly comfortable with Arduino and Tinkercard, even though, due to the pandemic, the experiments are not performed physically.
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    Scratch and Arduino for Effectively Developing Programming and Computing-Electronic Competences in Primary School Children
    (2019-11) Vidal-Silva, Cristian; Serrano-Malebran, Jorge; Pereira, Felipe
    Programming and designing computing-electronic solutions imply complex competences, which usually demand to restructure previous thinking and problem-solving knowledge. Both programming and computing-electronic design solutions ask for step-by-step thinking, and also being cautious regarding involved hardware items for the second one. Designing computing-electronic solutions is a non-trivial task since it unifies both worlds, even though platforms such as Arduino notably simplify that development. This article describes experiences of programming and computing-electronic teaching to a group of primary school children in Valparaiso-Chile by the use of Scratch and Tinkercad for the goal of developing programming and Arduino-based computing-electronic competences in school children. The obtained results demonstrate that children can effectively develop programming and computing-electronic theoretical and practical skills. These results also show that students can get abilities and enthusiasm to know more advanced skills and applications concerning sensing systems. Thus, programming and electronics can motivate the learning process in children.