Work place: Secondary Computer Science Inspectorate, Oriental Academy, Ministry of National Education, Morocco
E-mail: bemmounaa@gmail.com
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Research Interests: Applied computer science, Computer systems and computational processes, Theoretical Computer Science
Biography
Mr. Abdellah Bemmouna, Inspectorate of Secondary Computer Science in the Oriental Academy, Ministry of National Education, Morocco. His research interests include computer science education and ICT integration in science teaching.
By Ibrahim Ouahbi Hassane Darhmaoui Fatiha Kaddari Abdellah Bemmouna
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5815/ijmecs.2019.03.02, Pub. Date: 8 Mar. 2019
The methodology of teaching informatics is a reflection subject that arouses increasing interest both locally and internationally. Debates on the curricula of the discipline are always at the center of many discussions amongst computer scientists and other concerned educators. Teaching Computer science in secondary schools is increasingly perceived as having similar status like teaching mathematics, life and earth sciences, chemistry, and physics. In this paper we report and analyze the current status of computer science education in Moroccan secondary schools in light of the governing official instructions by the ministry of education. We also discuss the generalization of computer education in Moroccan secondary schools probing the emergence of teaching it as a disciplinary subject rather than a tool in other fields. Our analysis shows that teaching informatics in Morocco is not conform to the set ministerial objectives and it necessitate a reform in both its teaching methodology and content.
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