Guide to Teaching Computer Science An Activity-Based Approach /

• Main Authors: Hazzan, Orit (Author), Lapidot, Tami (Author), Ragonis, Noa (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London, 2011.
• Subjects: Computer science.; Education > Data processing.; Science education.; Teaching.; Computer Science.; Computers and Education.; Teaching and Teacher Education.; Science Education.

The dynamic evolution of the field of computer science (CS) also poses educational and pedagogical challenges, such as issues of CS teacher recruitment, pre-service teacher preparation, support for teachers' ongoing professional development, and the design of teaching and learning material. Thi...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Active Learning and the Active-Learning-Based Teaching Model
• Overview of the Discipline of Computer Science
• Research in Computer Science Education
• Problem Solving Strategies
• Learners' Alternative Conceptions
• Teaching Methods in Computer Science Education
• Lab-Based Teaching
• Types of Questions in Computer Science Education
• Evaluation
• Teaching Planning
• Integrated View at the MTCS Course Organization: The Case of Recursion
• Getting Experience in Computer Science Education
• Design of a Methods of Teaching Computer Science Course
• High School Computer Science Teacher Preparation Programs
• Epilogue.