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Towards Conceptual Change in Computer Science Education: an Introduction to Conceptual Change Texts

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Moritz Kreinsen,

Finja Grospietsch,

Sandra SchulzAuthors Info & Claims

WiPSCE '24: Proceedings of the 19th WiPSCE Conference on Primary and Secondary Computing Education Research

Article No.: 27, Pages 1 - 2

https://doi.org/10.1145/3677619.3678124

Published: 16 September 2024 Publication History

Abstract

Researching students’ conceptions in computer science education (CSEd) is a recent and growing field. Until now the most studies are only focused on uncovering students’ conceptions without taking any further steps. However, according to conceptual change theory it is only the first step to know about occurring conceptions. Hence, this brief article focuses on using conceptual change texts as a teaching method for a potential integration in CSEd.

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Kreinsen MRabe AGrospietsch FSchulz S(2024)Leveraging Conceptual Change regarding Artificial Intelligence in Computer Science EducationProceedings of the 24th Koli Calling International Conference on Computing Education Research10.1145/3699538.3699542(1-7)Online publication date: 12-Nov-2024
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3699538.3699542

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Towards Conceptual Change in Computer Science Education: an Introduction to Conceptual Change Texts
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Kreinsen MRabe AGrospietsch FSchulz S(2024)Leveraging Conceptual Change regarding Artificial Intelligence in Computer Science EducationProceedings of the 24th Koli Calling International Conference on Computing Education Research10.1145/3699538.3699542(1-7)Online publication date: 12-Nov-2024
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3699538.3699542

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