Bebras Based Activities for Computer Science Education: Review and Perspectives

Combéfis, Sébastien; Stupurienė, Gabrielė

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-63212-0_2

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“…The tasks based on grades and ages are split into five categories: Mini (grades three to four, ages 8-10), Benjamin (grades five to six, ages 10-12), Cadet (grades seven to eight, ages [12][13][14], Junior (grades nine to ten, ages 14-16), and Senior (grades eleven to twelve, ages [16][17][18]. The tasks are composed in a manner that they can be solved without any previous computer sciences knowledge [33]. In this research we used the tasks from 2020 designed for the Benjamin category, which is for fifth to sixth grade students aged between 10-12 years.…”

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Employing Robotics in Education to Enhance Cognitive Development—A Pilot Study

2022

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(1) Background: Info-communication technology (ICT) offers opportunities for innovations in teaching and learning methods, bringing significant changes in the world of pedagogy. The field called educational robotics is both a motivational basis for teaching and learning coding and programming, and a tool for linking STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields. Moreover, it might contribute to the development of cognitive and social skills. The aim of the present paper is to report on a pilot study at the intersection of neurodiversity and educational robotics. (2) Methods: The pilot study was part of a larger project, namely Robotics for the Inclusive Development of Atypical and Typical Children (RIDE). A pre-test/post-test design was used to examine the development of different cognitive processes in sixth-grade students, such as computational thinking (CT), spatial relations, visuo-constructive ability, attention, and reading ability, in relation to a robotics development program employed in the classroom. (3) Results: The results suggest a general improvement on nearly all measures. Specifically, participants’ performance improved significantly from pre-test to post-test in the visuo-constructive abilities test, they made significantly fewer reading errors, and improved substantially in their reading comprehension. (4) Conclusions: The RIDE project’s curriculum development has resulted in a highly innovative, sustainable, and inclusive package of pedagogical methods, and the pilot research shows promising results regarding the implementation of robotics in education.

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2022

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“…However it does not focus on problem-solving. The Bebras Computing Challenge [10] measures problem solving skills but has shortcomings as a valid measure [24]. Wiebe [26] uses items from both Berbas and CTt to create a valid and reliable short test which is suitable for middle school pupils working in non-computing based scenario.…”

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