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Informatics in Schools: Contributing to 21st Century Education

5th International Conference, ISSEP 2011, Bratislava, Slovakia, October 26-29, 2011, Proceedings

Editors:

  1. Ivan Kalaš

    1. Department of Informatics Education Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia

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  2. Roland T. Mittermeir

    1. Institut für Informatik-Systeme, Universität Klagenfurt, Klagenfurt, Austria

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Part of the book series: Theoretical Computer Science and General Issues (LNTCS, volume 7013)

Conference series link(s): ISSEP: International Conference on Informatics in Schools: Situation, Evolution, and Perspectives

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Table of contents (20 papers)

  1. Front Matter

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  2. Informatics Education – The Spectrum of Options

  3. National Perspectives

    1. Informatics Education in Italian High Schools

      • Maria Carla Calzarossa, Paolo Ciancarini, Luisa Mich, Nello Scarabottolo
      Pages 31-42

    3. Outreach to Prospective Informatics Students

      • Maciej M. Sysło
      Pages 56-70

  4. Outreach Programs

    1. Overcoming Obstacles to CS Education by Using Non-programming Outreach Programmes

      • Tim Bell, Paul Curzon, Quintin Cutts, Valentina Dagiene, Bruria Haberman
      Pages 71-81

    2. CS Unplugged Assisted by Digital Materials for Handicapped People at Schools

      • Hiroki Manabe, Susumu Kanemune, Mitaro Namiki, Yoshiaki Nakano
      Pages 82-93

    3. Computer Science in Primary Schools – Not Possible, But Necessary?!

      • Ernestine Bischof, Barbara Sabitzer
      Pages 94-105

  7. Advanced Concepts of Informatics in Schools

    1. Transfer, Cognitive Load, and Program Design Difficulties

      • David Ginat, Eyal Shifroni, Eti Menashe
      Pages 165-176

    2. Introductory Computing: The Design Discipline

      • Viera Krňanová Proulx
      Pages 177-188

    3. A Short Introduction to Classical Cryptology as a Way to Motivate High School Students for Informatics

      • Lucia Keller, Barbara Scheuner, Giovanni Serafini, Björn Steffen
      Pages 189-200

  8. Competitions and Exams

    1. Little Beaver – A New Bebras Contest Category for Children Aged 8–9

      • Monika Tomcsányiová, Peter Tomcsányi
      Pages 201-212

    2. What’s the Fun in Informatics? Working to Capture Children and Teachers into the Pleasure of Computing

      • Violetta Lonati, Mattia Monga, Anna Morpurgo, Mauro Torelli
      Pages 213-224
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About this book

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Informatics in Schools: Situation, Evolution and Perspectives, ISSEP 2011, held in Bratislava, Slovakia, in October 2011. The 20 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 69 submissions. A broad variety of topics related to teaching informatics in schools is addressed ranging from national experience reports to paedagogical and methodological issues. The papers are organized in topical sections on informatics education - the spectrum of options, national perspectives, outreach programmes, teacher education, informatics in primary schools, advanced concepts of informatics in schools, as well as competitions and exams.
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Keywords

  • algorithmic thinking
  • cultivated education
  • educational software
  • software for novice programmers
  • ways to learn informatics
  • learning and instruction
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Informatics Education Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia

    Ivan Kalaš

  • Institut für Informatik-Systeme, Universität Klagenfurt, Klagenfurt, Austria

    Roland T. Mittermeir

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