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Didactics of Introduction to Computer Science in High School

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Teaching Fundamentals Concepts of Informatics (ISSEP 2010)

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We present a didactical approach to the introductory computer science course in high school, and display a primary study of teachers’ attitudes towards this approach. Our focus is on the presentation of computational elements and algorithm/program design, in a textbook that "zips" both theoretical and practical notions, while aiming for ease of comprehension on one hand and the development of a scientific discipline on the other. The teachers’ responses to the presented approach reflect positive and constructive attitudes.

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  1. Department of Science Teaching, Weizmann Institute of Science, POB 26, Rehovot, 76100, Israel

    Michal Armoni

  2. Computer Science Department, The Open University of Israel, 108 Ravutzky st., Raanana, Israel, 43107

    Tamar Benaya & Ela Zur

  3. Science Education Department, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, 69978

    David Ginat

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  1. ETH Zürich, Informationstechnologie und Ausbildung, CAB F 16, Universitätstrasse 6,, 8092, Zürich, Switzerland

    Juraj HromkoviÄŤ

  2. ETH Zürich, Informationstechnologie und Ausbildung, CAB F 13.1, Universitätstrasse 6,, 8092, Zürich, Switzerland

    Richard Královič

  3. Foundations of Computer Science and Computer Science Education Group, Chair of Algorithm Engineering, Faculty of Computer Science, Technische Universität Dortmund,, Otto-Hahn-Str. 14, 44227, Dortmund, Germany

    Jan Vahrenhold

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Armoni, M., Benaya, T., Ginat, D., Zur, E. (2010). Didactics of Introduction to Computer Science in High School. In: Hromkovič, J., Královič, R., Vahrenhold, J. (eds) Teaching Fundamentals Concepts of Informatics. ISSEP 2010. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 5941. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11376-5_5

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