Teaching search algorithms for students of different ages

Algoritmi pretrage predstavljaju važnu temu u kurikulumu umjetne inteligencije. Njihovo podučavanje kao i dječje razumijevanje istog pokazalo se teškim i zahtjevnim. Iskustva učenja pokazala su kako je spoznaja smislenija kada je dijete samo stvara nego kad je drugi nameću. Na temelju prethodnih saznanja, provedeno je istraživanje čiji je opći cilj bio usporediti podučavanje algoritama pretrage ovisno o dobi djece. Isti algoritmi obrađeni su na različite načine sa 3.i 4. razredom te 7. i 8. razredom jedne osnovne škole. U ovom radu su dani i primjeri nastavnih priprema te rezultati navedenog istraživanja.Search algorithms constitute an important topic in the Artificial Intelligence curriculum. Their teaching as well as children's understanding proved to be difficult and demanding. Learning experiences have shown that kids learn better when they create their knowledge by themselves. Based on previous knowledge, a study was conducted whose general goal was to compare the teaching of search algorithms depending on the age of the children. The same algorithms were processed in different ways with the 3rd and 4th grade and the 7th and 8th grade of one primary school. This paper also gives examples of teaching preparations and the results of this research