Abstract
The Bebras (Beaver) contest aims at testing of and motivating for Informatics and Computer fluency, and as such it is designed to be a contest for all pupils between 8 and 19. But, does it really attract and favor all types of children likewise? This paper takes a closer look at different types of personality, self-concept and interests of the winners of the Bebras contest in Austria and discusses those factors that might contribute to a successful participation. It concludes with some recommendations that might help in increasing the number of participation at the event.
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KAUA is an online survey system with support for anonymous, longitudinal studies, designed for and implemented at the Department of Informatics Didactics, Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt.
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\(V_1\): I am hopeless in German classes. \(V_2\): I learn things quickly in German classes. \(V_3\): I get good marks in German. \(M_1\): I get good marks in mathematics. \(M_2\): Mathematics is one of my best subjects. \(M_3\): I have always done well in mathematics.
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More information: https://register.codingcontest.org/.
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We want to express our deepest thanks to all the participants of the study and to all the colleagues that helped us in gathering the data. A big Thank You goes to Max Kesselbacher for implementing (maintaining) the KAUA platform and for investing countless hours in dealing with the data used in this study.
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Bollin, A., Demarle-Meusel, H., Kesselbacher, M., Mößlacher, C., Rohrer, M., Sylle, J. (2018). The Bebras Contest in Austria – Do Personality, Self-concept and General Interests Play an Influential Role?. In: Pozdniakov, S., Dagienė, V. (eds) Informatics in Schools. Fundamentals of Computer Science and Software Engineering. ISSEP 2018. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 11169. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02750-6_22
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