Results of a Research Evaluating Quality of Computer Science Education
The paper presents the results of an international research on a comparative assessment of the current status of computer science education at the secondary level (ISCED 3A) in Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and Belgium. Evaluation was carried out based on 14 specific factors gauging the students...
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| author | Ján ZÁHOREC Alena HASKOVÁ Michal MUNK |
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| description | The paper presents the results of an international research on a comparative assessment of the current status of computer science education at the secondary level (ISCED 3A) in Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and Belgium. Evaluation was carried out based on 14 specific factors gauging the students' point of view. The authors present qualitative findings from the following nine analyzed factors: the popularity of computer science/informatics as a subject, the potential of using knowledge gained by studying informatics at school in everyday life, the attractiveness and demands of the curriculum content, the clarity and attractiveness of teacher presentation of the subject matter to students, the engagement of tasks solved while studying informatics, the degree of comprehensibility of informatics textbooks, and the usability of knowledge acquired in school for solving practical problems. Based on the results, the authors identify the strengths and weaknesses of computer science education in the observed countries. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bf4ab0247f544fe0bc43f31e83858ec62022-12-22T03:17:15ZengVilnius UniversityInformatics in Education1648-58312335-89712012-10-0111228330010.15388/infedu.2012.16Results of a Research Evaluating Quality of Computer Science EducationJán ZÁHOREC0Alena HASKOVÁ1Michal MUNK2Department of Informatics, Faculty of Economics and Management Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra Tr. A. Hlinku 2, 949 76 Nitra, Slovak RepublicDepartment of Technology and Information Technologies Faculty of Education, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra Dražovská cesta 4, 949 74 Nitra, Slovak RepublicDepartment of Informatics Faculty of Natural Sciences Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra Tr. A. Hlinku 1, 949 74 Nitra, Slovak RepublicThe paper presents the results of an international research on a comparative assessment of the current status of computer science education at the secondary level (ISCED 3A) in Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and Belgium. Evaluation was carried out based on 14 specific factors gauging the students' point of view. The authors present qualitative findings from the following nine analyzed factors: the popularity of computer science/informatics as a subject, the potential of using knowledge gained by studying informatics at school in everyday life, the attractiveness and demands of the curriculum content, the clarity and attractiveness of teacher presentation of the subject matter to students, the engagement of tasks solved while studying informatics, the degree of comprehensibility of informatics textbooks, and the usability of knowledge acquired in school for solving practical problems. Based on the results, the authors identify the strengths and weaknesses of computer science education in the observed countries.https://infedu.vu.lt/doi/10.15388/infedu.2012.16computer science/informatics as a subjectupper secondary level of education - ISCED 3Afactors of education evaluationidentifying strengths and weaknesses of teaching |
| spellingShingle | Ján ZÁHOREC Alena HASKOVÁ Michal MUNK Results of a Research Evaluating Quality of Computer Science Education Informatics in Education computer science/informatics as a subject upper secondary level of education - ISCED 3A factors of education evaluation identifying strengths and weaknesses of teaching |
| title | Results of a Research Evaluating Quality of Computer Science Education |
| title_full | Results of a Research Evaluating Quality of Computer Science Education |
| title_fullStr | Results of a Research Evaluating Quality of Computer Science Education |
| title_full_unstemmed | Results of a Research Evaluating Quality of Computer Science Education |
| title_short | Results of a Research Evaluating Quality of Computer Science Education |
| title_sort | results of a research evaluating quality of computer science education |
| topic | computer science/informatics as a subject upper secondary level of education - ISCED 3A factors of education evaluation identifying strengths and weaknesses of teaching |
| url | https://infedu.vu.lt/doi/10.15388/infedu.2012.16 |
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