Models and areas for CS education research

Stasko, John; Guzdial, Mark; Clancy, Mike; Dale, Nell; Fincher, Sally

doi:10.1145/364447.364753

Reducing abstraction level when learning computability theory concepts

Hazzan

¹

2002

Proceedings of the 7th Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education

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The paper illustrates how theories from mathematics education can be applied for explaining student conception of computing science ideas. It does this by demonstrating how the theme of reducing abstraction [5] can be used for analyzing students' mental processes when the students are in the process of solving problems in Computability Theory. The topic of Computability Theory in presented here as an example for demonstrating how research in Computing Science education can use learning theories, "borrowed" from mathematics education research, for explaining learning processes.

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Reducing abstraction level when learning computability theory concepts

Hazzan

¹

2002

SIGCSE Bull.

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The paper illustrates how theories from mathematics education can be applied for explaining student conception of computing science ideas. It does this by demonstrating how the theme of reducing abstraction [5] can be used for analyzing students' mental processes when the students are in the process of solving problems in Computability Theory. The topic of Computability Theory in presented here as an example for demonstrating how research in Computing Science education can use learning theories, "borrowed" from mathematics education research, for explaining learning processes.

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Structuring CSed research studies

Pears¹,

Daniels²

2003

SIGCSE Bull.

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Changing conditions for teaching increase our motivation to understand the teaching and learning process. First time investigators of educational settings often feel uncertain about what aspects are involved and how to design a meaningful investigation. This paper develops and describes an applied research model with the objective of providing computer science (CS) academics of with a structured overview of the inter-disciplinary research components of CS education research.The paper argues that adopting such a model has the potential to enhance the maturity, significance and applicability of CS education research studies by placing them in a more complete research context. This helps to make the outcomes more readily transportable to other teaching and learning situations.One aim of publicizing the model is to help inspire the growing numbers of people who are becoming interested in CS education research. In addition we hope to simplify the task of gaining a rapid understanding of the research design issues and options that are typically involved.

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Models and areas for CS education research

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Reducing abstraction level when learning computability theory concepts

Reducing abstraction level when learning computability theory concepts

Reducing abstraction level when learning computability theory concepts

Structuring CSed research studies

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