Computational thinking in K-9 education

L Mannila, V Dagiene, B Demo, N Grgurina… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - dl.acm.org
In this report we consider the current status of the coverage of computer science in
education at the lowest levels of education in multiple countries. Our focus is on …

Pedagogical content knowledge in computing education: A review of the research literature

A Hubbard - Computer Science Education, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
This review synthesizes literature on computing pedagogical content knowledge (PCK).
Shulman introduced PCK in the 1980s to describe the amalgam of knowledge teachers …

Can you explain AI to me? Teachers' pre-concepts about Artificial Intelligence

A Lindner, M Berges - 2020 IEEE Frontiers in education …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
As a starting point for a professional development (PD) program for teachers, this Research
Full Paper investigates which ideas and pre-concepts teachers have about artificial …

Can you teach me to machine learn?

E Sulmont, E Patitsas, JR Cooperstock - Proceedings of the 50th ACM …, 2019 - dl.acm.org
Machine learning (ML) has become an important topic for students across disciplines to
understand because of its useful applications and its societal impacts. At the same time …

[HTML][HTML] The essential competencies of software professionals: A unified competence framework

N Assyne, H Ghanbari, M Pulkkinen - Information and Software Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Context Developing high-quality software requires skilled software professionals equipped
with a set of basic and essential software engineering competencies (SEC). These …

Computing students' learning difficulties in HCI education

A Oleson, M Solomon, AJ Ko - Proceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference …, 2020 - dl.acm.org
Software developers often make interface design decisions and work with designers.
Therefore, computing students who seek to become developers need some education about …

Concepts in K-9 computer science education

E Barendsen, L Mannila, B Demo, N Grgurina… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - dl.acm.org
This exploratory study focuses on concepts and their assessment in K-9 computer science
(CS) education. We analyzed concepts in local curriculum documents and guidelines, as …

Towards a competency model for teaching computer science

E Bender, P Hubwieser, N Schaper… - Peabody Journal of …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
To address the special challenges of teaching computer science, adequate development of
teachers' competencies during their education is extremely important. In particular …

An Analysis of Middle Grade Teachers' Debugging Pedagogical Content Knowledge

J Tsan, D Weintrop, D Franklin - … of the 27th ACM Conference on on …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
There is an increasing need for knowledgeable K-12 computer science (CS) teachers. It is
necessary to inform teachers how to debug and help their students debug programs …

The Y-Model-Formalization of Computer Science Tasks in the Context of Adaptive Learning Systems

D Lohr, M Berges, M Kohlhase… - 2023 IEEE 2nd …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Tasks, understood as educational instructions to transform an initial state to a targeted state
in the learner model, are central elements in (computer science) education, irrespective of …