In this report we consider the current status of the coverage of computer science in
education at the lowest levels of education in multiple countries. Our focus is on …

Based on the model of Educational reconstruction that was proposed by Kattmann et al. for
Science Education in 1997, we derived a specific framework for the design and …

Computer Science (CS) Education research, specifically when focusing on secondary
education, faces the difficulty of regionally differing political, legal, or curricular constraints …

Introduction Despite the growing importance of teaching and learning computational
thinking (CT) through programming in schools, research has shown major individual …

This paper presents the results of an experiment regarding the effects of using one of two
different programming environments in secondary schools. Both" Scratch" and" Karel the …

In 2004 the German state of Bavaria introduced a new compulsory subject of computer
science (CS) in its grammar schools (Gymnasium). The subject is based on a …

This paper describes an introductory Computer Science (CS) Professional Development
(PD) course for K-12 teachers in Argentina that integrates pedagogical content knowledge …

La enseñanza de la programación se ha transformado en un tema popular en los últimos
años. Gobiernos y grandes empresas invierten en comprar o desarrollar hardware, software …

In recent years, the importance of the object-oriented paradigm has changed significantly.
Initially it was mainly used in software engineering, but it is now being used more and more …

The authors discuss empirically determined competence areas to K-12 computer science
education, emphasizing the cognitive level of competence. The results of a questionnaire …