inf704 - Computer Science Education III (Complete module description)

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The students should know research methodical approaches of computer science didactics and be able to apply them exemplarily. They should be able to examine and further develop subject-specific didactic approaches in a well-founded manner and describe the corresponding effects on content, methods and tools of teaching.

Professional competences
The students:

• characterize research methodological approaches in computer science didactics
• investigate an exemplary research question, with the help of research methods of computer science didactics
• differentiate approaches of computer science didactics and their impact on content, methods and tools of teaching

Methodological competences
The students:

• transfer the presented research methods to new questions and adapt them appropriately to develop theories,
• formulate hypotheses for research in the classroom and test them

Social competences
The students:

• discuss in groups the research methods presented
• present research methods they have used and accept criticism or give professional critique

Self-competences
The students:

• incorporate the research methods presented into their actions in order to test their hypotheses
• reflect on their self-image as a researcher in the field of subject didactics

The course will address:

• research methodological approaches in computer science didactics
• possibilities of theory-based development of concrete teaching scenarios
• approaches to the evaluation of computer science education and computer science didactics concepts

• Humbert, Ludger: Didaktik der Informatik. Wiesbaden: B. G. Teubner, 2005.
• Further literature will be announced in the lecture.

Presentation or practical exercises or oral examination