Orit Hazzan, Tami Lapidot, Noa Ragonis

Guide to Teaching Computer Science (eBook, PDF)

An Activity-Based Approach

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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.

This unique Guide to Teaching Computer Science presents both a conceptual framework and detailed implementation guidelines for general CS teaching. The content is clearly written and structured to be applicable to all levels of CS education and for any teaching organization, without limiting its focus to instruction of any specific curriculum, programming language or paradigm.

Topics and features:

• Presents an overview of curriculum topics in CS, and of research in CS education
• Examines strategies for teaching problem-solving, pupil evaluation, and for dealing with pupils' misunderstandings
• Provides learning activities throughout the book
• Proposes active-learning-based classroom teaching methods, as well as methods for lab-based teaching
• Discusses various types of questions that a CS instructor, tutor, or trainer can use for a range of teaching situations
• Investigates thoroughly issues of lesson planning and course design
• Describes frameworks by which prospective CS teachers gain their first teaching experience

Drawing on the authors' experience of more than two decades of teaching and research in CS education, this concise, thorough and easy-to-follow book is eminently suitable for use as either a teaching guide for all CS instructors or as a textbook for CS teacher training programs.

Dr. Orit Hazzan is an associate professor in the Department of Education in Technology and Science at Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel. Dr. Tami Lapidot is Executive Manager of Machshava - the Israeli National Center for Computer ScienceTeachers, Haifa, Israel. Dr. Noa Ragonis is a lecturer in the Department of Computer Science at Beit Berl College, Israel.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer London
• Seitenzahl: 260
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. April 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780857294432
• Artikelnr.: 43792307

Autorenporträt

Dr. Orit Hazzan is Professor at the Department of Education in Science and Technology at Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. Her other publications include the Springer titles Application of Management Theories for STEM Education, Risk Management of Education Systems, The MERge Model for Business Development, Agile Anywhere, and Agile Software Engineering. Dr. Noa Ragonis is a researcher in the field of computer science education, focusing on cognitive aspects of teaching and learning, particularly in relation to logic programming, object oriented programming, and computational thinking. She has authored ten computer science high-school textbooks and teachers' guides. Dr. Tami Lapidot is Executive Manager of Machshava - the Israeli National Center for Computer Science Teachers. All three authors have extensive experience of teaching, management, research, and involvement in computer science teacher preparation programs, as well as of participation in national initiatives and policy-making committees. They have taught courses on computer science and on computer science education to high school pupils, undergraduate students, and pre-service and in-service teachers. The research the authors have conducted examines a variety of computer science education topics, including teaching methods, learning processes, teacher preparation, and social and organizational issues of computer science education.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction-What Is this Guide About?.- Active Learning and the Active-Learning-Based Teaching Model.- Overview of the Discipline of Computer Science.- Computational Thinking.- Computer Science Soft Concepts and Soft Skills.- Data Science and Computer Science Education.- 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.- Assessment.- Teaching Planning.- Design of Methods of Teaching Computer Science Courses.- Getting Experience in Computer Science Education.- High School Computer Science Teacher Preparation Programs.- Epilogue.

Rezensionen

From the reviews:

"This book is directed at those who teach computer science (CS) in high schools or undergraduate classrooms. ... The authors are all from Israel, and together represent three decades of experience. ... this book is a valuable resource for high school and undergraduate teachers of introductory CS courses." (G. Abramson, ACM Computing Reviews, September, 2011)