Promoting Machine Learning Concept to Young Learners in a National Science Fair

Abstract

There is a growing number of initiatives for teaching artificial intelligence or machine learning in the compulsory levels of education. However, more research and development is required to understand technological and pedagogical aspects of AI teaching especially in K-12 level. In the context of a two day workshop in a science festival, we introduced the concept of Convolution neural network (CNN) and examined how children learn about the way CNN performs image recognition. The concept was presented through hands-on practice with DoodleIt, a simple app for introducing the fundamental ideas behind CNN.