Abstraction

Abstraction is simplifying things. Abstraction is identifying what is important without worrying too much about the detail. Abstraction allows us to manage complexity.

Additional details

Year band(s) 3-4, 5-6, 7-8
Content type Professional learning
Format Web page
Core and overarching concepts Abstraction
Keywords Abstraction, Barefoot, Computational thinking, Problem solving
Organisation

Barefoot computing

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