Informatics in SchoolsTeaching and Learning Perspectives

1. Front Matter

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2. Keynotes

   1. Informatics and General Education

      • Walter Gander

      Pages 1-7

   2. The Many Facets of Scratch

      • G. Barbara Demo, Lawrence Williams

      Pages 8-16

3. Computer Science Education

   1. Bebras Informatics Contest: Criteria for Good Tasks Revised

      • Jiří Vaníček

      Pages 17-28

   2. Big Data – Challenges for Computer Science Education

      • Andreas Grillenberger, Ralf Romeike

      Pages 29-40

   3. Analysis of Computer Science Education in Venezuela Using the Darmstadt Model

      • Nubia Alejandra Fecht, Ira Diethelm

      Pages 41-53

   4. “Computer Science in Context” and “Learning Fields” in Vocational Computer Science Education – Two Unlike Siblings?

      • Simone Opel, Torsten Brinda

      Pages 54-65

   5. Reasoning on Children’s Cognitive Skills in an Informatics Contest: Findings and Discoveries from Finland, Lithuania, and Sweden

      • Valentina Dagiene, Linda Mannila, Timo Poranen, Lennart Rolandsson, Gabriele Stupuriene

      Pages 66-77

   6. A High-Availability Bebras Competition System

      • Nataša Kristan, Dean Gostiša, Gašper Fele-Žorž, Andrej Brodnik

      Pages 78-87

4. Competence Measurement for Informatics

   1. Competence Orientation in Vocational Schools – The Case of Industrial Information Technology in Austria

      • Markus Brunner, Monika Di Angelo

      Pages 88-99

   2. Measuring Student Competences in German Upper Secondary Computer Science Education

      • Jonas Neugebauer, Peter Hubwieser, Johannes Magenheim, Laura Ohrndorf, Niclas Schaper, Sigrid Schubert

      Pages 100-111

5. Emerging Technologies and Tools for Informatics

   1. Pupils in the Virtual World and Education

      • Majherová Janka, Palásthy Hedviga, Janigová Emília

      Pages 112-123

   2. Introducing Students to Recursion: A Multi-facet and Multi-tool Approach

      • Maciej M. Syslo, Anna Beata Kwiatkowska

      Pages 124-137

6. Teacher Education in Informatics

   1. A Present-Day “Glass Bead Game”: A Framework for the Education of Prospective Informatics Teachers Inspired by a Reflection on the Nature of the Discipline

      • Claudio Mirolo

      Pages 138-149

   2. Teacher Profiles for Planning Informatics Lessons

      • Ana-Maria Stoffers, Ira Diethelm

      Pages 150-160

7. Curriculum Issues

   1. Extracurricular Activities for Improving the Perception of Informatics in Secondary Schools

      • Carlo Bellettini, Violetta Lonati, Dario Malchiodi, Mattia Monga, Anna Morpurgo, Mauro Torelli et al.

      Pages 161-172

8. Back Matter

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Informatics in Schools: Situation, Evolution, and Perspectives, ISSEP 2014, held in Istanbul, Turkey, in September 2014. The 13 full papers presented together with 2 keynotes were carefully reviewed and selected from 33 submissions. The focus of the conference was on following topics: Competence Science Education, Competence Measurement for Informatics, Emerging Technologies and Tools for Informatics, Teacher Education in Informatics, and Curriculum Issues.

• algorithm visualization
• computer science education
• data analysis
• data privacy
• designing learning environments
• educational system
• informatics education
• nature of informatics
• training teachers
• virtual world
• learning and instruction

• Department of Informatics, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey

  Yasemin Gülbahar, Erinç Karataş

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