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Attard, Lara; Busuttil, Leonard – Informatics in Education, 2020
Programming is one of the most important aspects of a Computing course. Teaching programming is a challenging task due to a number of factors, ranging from lack of student problem solving skills to different teaching methods. This paper focuses on Maltese Computing teachers' perspectives about the difficulties encountered when teaching programming…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Programming, Electronic Learning, Video Games
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Marques, Lívia S.; Gresse von Wangenheim, Christiane; Hauck, Jean – Informatics in Education, 2020
Although Machine Learning (ML) is integrated today into various aspects of our lives, few understand the technology behind it. This presents new challenges to extend computing education early to ML concepts helping students to understand its potential and limits. Thus, in order to obtain an overview of the state of the art on teaching Machine…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Man Machine Systems, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Technology
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Fessakis, Georgios; Prantsoudi, Stavroula – Informatics in Education, 2019
The role of teachers is very important for the educational utilization of Computational Thinking (CT) and its integration in education. As with any innovation, CTs' successful integration considerably depends on the perceptions, beliefs and attitudes of the teachers who will be asked to implement it. The study of these characteristics, concerning…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Science Education, Teacher Education Programs, Misconceptions
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Hickmott, Daniel; Prieto-Rodriguez, Elena – Informatics in Education, 2018
Coding and computational thinking have recently become compulsory skills in many school systems globally. Teaching these new skills presents a challenge for many teachers. A notable example of professional development designed using Constructionist principles to address this challenge is "ScratchEd". Upon reflecting on her experiences…
Descriptors: Coding, Computation, Faculty Development, Constructivism (Learning)
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Dagiene, Valentina; Kurilovas, Eugenijus – Informatics in Education, 2010
The paper is aimed to analyse the external expert evaluation results of eContent"plus" programme's iCOPER (Interoperable Content for Performance in a Competency-driven Society) project's deliverables, especially quality control and Web 2.0 technologies report. It is a suitability report for better practice concerning the use of Web 2.0…
Descriptors: Web 2.0 Technologies, Educational Technology, Best Practices, Technology Uses in Education