Informatics in Schools. A Step Beyond Digital Education (Lecture Notes in Computer Science)

✍ Scribed by Andreas Bollin (editor), Gerald Futschek (editor)

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 2022
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 160
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Informatics in Schools: Situation, Evolution and Perspectives, ISSEP 2021, held in Nijmegen, The Netherlands, in November 2020. Due to COVID-19 related travelling restrictions the conference had to be switched to online format. The 12 full papers presented together with 4 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 57 submissions. They are organized in 2 topical sections named: state of research and best practice, country, and experience reports.

As in our school education subjects like “digital literacy" or "media literacy" are making their way in, complementing or partially replacing computer science education. The current ISSEP conference reacted to this trend and therefore invited computer scientists, media didactics, and representatives of politics, media and industry to a discussion round on the topic "Media Education or Computer Science? Quo Vadis, School Teaching?".

✦ Table of Contents

Preface
Organization
Contents
State of Research
Informatics Education in German Primary School Curricula
1 Introduction
1.1 International State of Informatics Education in Primary Schools
1.2 CSTA K-12 Computer Science Standards
2 Description of Research Object
2.1 German Education System
2.2 Overview of Primary School Curricula
2.3 Research Questions and Design
3 Results
4 Interpretation of the Results
5 Discussion of the Research Methodology
6 Outlook
References
A Tool to Create and Conduct Custom Assessments in Turtle Graphics
1 Programming Assessment – A Teacher's Nightmare?
2 A Programming Curriculum for Grades 3–4
2.1 The Idea Behind the Turtle
2.2 The Vocabulary
2.3 The Curriculum
3 Defining a Data Structure for Task Representation
3.1 Pixels and Lines – The Atomic Structures of the Turtle Universe
3.2 Introducing the Concept of Color
3.3 Preparing Student Programs for Verification
3.4 How to Verify the Correctness of Student Solutions
3.5 The Problem of Comparison on a Pixel Level
3.6 Introducing Constraints
4 The Spectrum Between Right and Wrong
5 Conclusion
References
Informatics at Primary Education: Teachers' Motivation and Barriers in Lithuania and Turkey
1 Introduction
1.1 Informatics in Primary Education in Lithuania
1.2 Informatics at Primary Education in Turkey
1.3 Summary of Two Countries Situation
2 Research Methodology
3 Results
3.1 Case of Lithuania
3.2 Case of Turkey
4 Discussions and Conclusion
References
Bebras Challenge in a Learning Analytics Enriched Environment: Hungarian and Indian Cases
1 Introduction
2 Bebras and ViLLE in Connection to Computational Thinking
2.1 The Bebras Challenge
2.2 ViLLE Learning Environment
3 Study Settings - The Research and Methodology
4 Bebras Challenge in Hungary and India
5 The Pilots in Hungary and India
5.1 Process of the Piloting
5.2 Results of the Pilots
6 Results in Hungarian Challenge
6.1 Teachers’ Feedbacks
7 Discussion and Future Work
Appendix A - Schemas
Appendix B - Figures Representing Data in Hungarian Bebras Challenge 2021
References
How is Two Better Than One? An Observational Study on the Impact of Working in Pairs When Solving Bebras Tasks
1 Introduction
2 Methodology
2.1 Dataset
2.2 Analysis Methods
3 Findings
3.1 Comparing Performances of Singles and Doubles
3.2 Impact of Tasks Content and Features
4 Limitations and Threats to Validity
5 Related Work
6 Conclusions
References
Assessing Computational Thinking: The Relation of Different Assessment Instruments and Learning Tools
1 Introduction and Background
2 Methods
2.1 Learning Tools and Methodology
2.2 Respondents
2.3 Instruments
2.4 Data Analysis
3 Results
3.1 An Association of Students’ CTt and CTS Results
3.2 CT Assessment Scores in Learning Tool and Gender Groups
4 Discussion and Conclusion
4.1 Relationship Between Students’ CTt and CTS Scores
4.2 Differences in the CTt and CTS Tests’ Results in Students’ Groups by Learning Tool and Gender
4.3 Limitations and Future Research Directions
References
``I Now Feel that this is Unfair'' A Case Study on the Effects of Professional Development for Debugging in the K-12 Classroom
1 Introduction
2 Theoretical Background
3 A PD Workshop on Debugging
4 Methodology
5 Results
5.1 Teacher I
5.2 Teacher II
6 Discussion
7 Conclusion
References
Robotics-Enhanced Natural Science in Primary Schools
1 Introduction
2 Presentation of Lessons and Tools Used
2.1 The Tools Used
2.2 Structure of the Lessons
2.3 Presentation of Specific Topics Processed Using Robotics
3 Students’ Results Compared to Previous years
4 Feedback from Students
4.1 Feedback Through the Interview
4.2 Results of the Two Questionnaire Surveys
5 Summary
References
Best Practice, Country, and Experience Reports
Clear the Ring for Computer Science: A Creative Introduction for Primary Schools
1 Introduction
2 Background
2.1 Early Computer Science Education
2.2 Link Between Computer Science Core Concepts and Creative Approaches in the Field of STEAM
2.3 JKU COOL Lab
3 The COOL Computer Science Circus
3.1 Let's Talk Binary
3.2 Toast, Chocolate Cream and Magic Tricks
3.3 Save the Bear
3.4 Tame the Bees and Dance
4 Methods and Results
5 Conclusion
References
Bebras Tasks Based on Assembling Programming Code
1 Introduction
1.1 Motivation and Aim
2 Methods
2.1 Design
2.2 Evaluation
3 Results
4 Conclusion
References
Design and Analysis of a Disciplinary Computer Science Course for Pre-service Primary Teachers
1 Introduction and Context
2 Related Work
3 Structure and Content of the New Disciplinary Course
3.1 Syllabus
3.2 Operational Planning
3.3 Evaluation
4 Data Collection and Methodology
4.1 Common Pre- and Post-Course Survey Questions
4.2 Year-After Survey
5 Analysis and Discussion
5.1 Demographics
5.2 Representation of Computer Science
5.3 Declared and Assessed Mastery Levels of Subtopics
5.4 Year-After Opinion
6 Conclusion
References
Textbooks and Materials for Teaching Computer Science in Slovenia
1 Introduction
2 Textbooks and Materials for Computer Science Teaching
2.1 Materials and Platforms
2.2 I-Textbooks
3 Research on Teacher's Opinions on Existing E-Materials and I-Textbooks for CS
3.1 Sample Description and Analysis of Responses
4 Conclusions and Plans
References
Author Index