TY  - CHAP
A1  - Curzon, Paul
A1  - Kalas, Ivan
A1  - Schubert, Sigrid
A1  - Schaper, Niclas
A1  - Barnes, Jan
A1  - Kennewell, Steve
A1  - Bröker, Kathrin
A1  - Kastens, Uwe
A1  - Magenheim, Johannes
A1  - Dagiene, Valentina
A1  - Stupuriene, Gabriele
A1  - Ellis, Jason Brent
A1  - Abreu-Ellis, Carla Reis
A1  - Grillenberger, Andreas
A1  - Romeike, Ralf
A1  - Haugsbakken, Halvdan
A1  - Jones, Anthony
A1  - Lewin, Cathy
A1  - McNicol, Sarah
A1  - Nelles, Wolfgang
A1  - Neugebauer, Jonas
A1  - Ohrndorf, Laura
A1  - Schaper, Niclas
A1  - Schubert, Sigrid
A1  - Opel, Simone
A1  - Kramer, Matthias
A1  - Trommen, Michael
A1  - Pottbäcker, Florian
A1  - Ilaghef, Youssef
A1  - Passig, David
A1  - Tzuriel, David
A1  - Kedmi, Ganit Eshel
A1  - Saito, Toshinori
A1  - Webb, Mary
A1  - Weigend, Michael
A1  - Bottino, Rosa
A1  - Chioccariello, Augusto
A1  - Christensen, Rhonda
A1  - Knezek, Gerald
A1  - Gioko, Anthony Maina
A1  - Angondi, Enos Kiforo
A1  - Waga, Rosemary
A1  - Ohrndorf, Laura
A1  - Or-Bach, Rachel
A1  - Preston, Christina
A1  - Younie, Sarah
A1  - Przybylla, Mareen
A1  - Romeike, Ralf
A1  - Reynolds, Nicholas
A1  - Swainston, Andrew
A1  - Bendrups, Faye
A1  - Sysło, Maciej M.
A1  - Kwiatkowska, Anna Beata
A1  - Zieris, Holger
A1  - Gerstberger, Herbert
A1  - Müller, Wolfgang
A1  - Büchner, Steffen
A1  - Opel, Simone
A1  - Schiller, Thomas
A1  - Wegner, Christian
A1  - Zender, Raphael
A1  - Lucke, Ulrike
A1  - Diethelm, Ira
A1  - Syrbe, Jörn
A1  - Lai, Kwok-Wing
A1  - Davis, Niki
A1  - Eickelmann, Birgit
A1  - Erstad, Ola
A1  - Fisser, Petra
A1  - Gibson, David
A1  - Khaddage, Ferial
A1  - Knezek, Gerald
A1  - Micheuz, Peter
A1  - Kloos, Carlos Delgado
ED  - Brinda, Torsten
ED  - Reynolds, Nicholas
ED  - Romeike, Ralf
ED  - Schwill, Andreas
T1  - KEYCIT 2014
BT  - key competencies in informatics and ICT
N2  - In our rapidly changing world it is increasingly important not only to be an expert in a chosen field of study but also to be able to respond to developments, master new approaches to solving problems, and fulfil changing requirements in the modern world and in the job market. In response to these needs key competencies in understanding, developing and using new digital technologies are being brought into focus in school and university programmes. The IFIP TC3 conference "KEYCIT – Key Competences in Informatics and ICT (KEYCIT 2014)" was held at the University of Potsdam in Germany from July 1st to 4th, 2014 and addressed the combination of key competencies, Informatics and ICT in detail. The conference was organized into strands focusing on secondary education, university education and teacher education (organized by IFIP WGs 3.1 and 3.3) and provided a forum to present and to discuss research, case studies, positions, and national perspectives in this field.
T3  - Commentarii informaticae didacticae (CID) - 7 
KW  - Schlüsselkompetenzen
KW  - Informatik
KW  - Bildung
KW  - ICT
KW  - Informatikdidaktik
KW  - Key Competencies
KW  - Informatics
KW  - education
KW  - ICT
KW  - Computer Science Education
Y1  - 2015
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-70325
SN  - 978-3-86956-292-6
PB  - Universitätsverlag Potsdam
CY  - Potsdam
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Knoth, Alexander Henning
A1  - Kiy, Alexander
A1  - Klein, M.
T1  - Mobil in und aus Situationen lernen: Erste Erfahrungen zum Studieneinstieg von Studierenden verschiedener Fachrichtungen
T2  - Lecture Notes in Informatics (LNI), Proceedings - Series of the Gesellschaft für Informatik
T2  - Learning in and out of situations in a mobile manner: Initial experiences on the start of studies of students of different disciplines
Y1  - 2015
SN  - 978-3-88579-641-1
SN  - 1617-5468
IS  - 247
SP  - 81
EP  - 93
PB  - Gesellschaft fur Informatik e.V.
CY  - Bonn
ER  - 
TY  - THES
A1  - Hosp, Sven
T1  - Modifizierte Cross-Party Codes zur schnellen Mehrbit-Fehlerkorrektur
Y1  - 2015
ER  - 
TY  - THES
A1  - Wust, Johannes
T1  - Mixed workload managment for in-memory databases
BT  - executing mixed workloads of enterprise applications with TAMEX
Y1  - 2015
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Froitzheim, Manuel
A1  - Bergner, Nadine
A1  - Schroeder, Ulrik
ED  - Schwill, Andreas
T1  - Android-Workshop zur Vertiefung der Kenntnisse bezüglich Datenstrukturen und Programmierung in der Studieneingangsphase
JF  - HDI 2014 : Gestalten von Übergängen
N2  - Die Studieneingangsphase stellt für Studierende eine Schlüsselphase des tertiären Ausbildungsabschnitts dar. Fachwissenschaftliches Wissen wird praxisfern vermittelt und die Studierenden können die Zusammenhänge zwischen den Themenfeldern der verschiedenen Vorlesungen nicht erkennen. Zur Verbesserung der Situation wurde ein Workshop entwickelt, der die Verbindung der Programmierung und der Datenstrukturen vertieft. Dabei wird das Spiel Go-Moku1 als Android-App von den Studierenden selbständig entwickelt. Die Kombination aus Software (Java, Android-SDK) und Hardware (Tablet-Computer) für ein kleines realistisches Softwareprojekt stellt für die Studierenden eine neue Erfahrung dar.
Y1  - 2015
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-80247
VL  - 2015
IS  - 9
SP  - 11
EP  - 26
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Childs, Dorothee
A1  - Grimbs, Sergio
A1  - Selbig, Joachim
T1  - Refined elasticity sampling for Monte Carlo-based identification of stabilizing network patterns
JF  - Bioinformatics
N2  - Motivation: Structural kinetic modelling (SKM) is a framework to analyse whether a metabolic steady state remains stable under perturbation, without requiring detailed knowledge about individual rate equations. It provides a representation of the system's Jacobian matrix that depends solely on the network structure, steady state measurements, and the elasticities at the steady state. For a measured steady state, stability criteria can be derived by generating a large number of SKMs with randomly sampled elasticities and evaluating the resulting Jacobian matrices. The elasticity space can be analysed statistically in order to detect network positions that contribute significantly to the perturbation response. Here, we extend this approach by examining the kinetic feasibility of the elasticity combinations created during Monte Carlo sampling.
 Results: Using a set of small example systems, we show that the majority of sampled SKMs would yield negative kinetic parameters if they were translated back into kinetic models. To overcome this problem, a simple criterion is formulated that mitigates such infeasible models. After evaluating the small example pathways, the methodology was used to study two steady states of the neuronal TCA cycle and the intrinsic mechanisms responsible for their stability or instability. The findings of the statistical elasticity analysis confirm that several elasticities are jointly coordinated to control stability and that the main source for potential instabilities are mutations in the enzyme alpha-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase.
Y1  - 2015
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1093/bioinformatics/btv243
SN  - 1367-4803
SN  - 1460-2059
VL  - 31
IS  - 12
SP  - 214
EP  - 220
PB  - Oxford Univ. Press
CY  - Oxford
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Lemcke, Stefanie
A1  - Haedge, Kora
A1  - Zender, Raphael
A1  - Lucke, Ulrike
T1  - RouteMe: a multilevel pervasive game on mobile ad hoc routing
JF  - Personal and ubiquitous computing
N2  - Pervasive educational games have the potential to transfer learning content to real-life experiences beyond lecture rooms, through realizing field trips in an augmented or virtual manner. This article introduces the pervasive educational game "RouteMe" that brings the rather abstract topic of routing in ad hoc networks to real-world environments. The game is designed for university-level courses and supports these courses in a motivating manner to deepen the learning experience. Students slip into the role of either routing nodes or applications with routing demands. On three consecutive levels of difficulty, they get introduced with the game concept, learn the basic routing mechanisms and become aware of the general limitations and functionality of routing nodes. This paper presents the pedagogical and technical game concept as well as findings from an evaluation in a university setting.
KW  - E-learning
KW  - Educational game
KW  - Mobile application
KW  - Pervasive computing
KW  - Location awareness
KW  - Ad hoc routing
KW  - AODV
Y1  - 2015
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00779-015-0843-2
SN  - 1617-4909
SN  - 1617-4917
VL  - 19
IS  - 3-4
SP  - 537
EP  - 549
PB  - Springer
CY  - London
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Videla, Santiago
A1  - Guziolowski, Carito
A1  - Eduati, Federica
A1  - Thiele, Sven
A1  - Gebser, Martin
A1  - Nicolas, Jacques
A1  - Saez-Rodriguez, Julio
A1  - Schaub, Torsten H.
A1  - Siegel, Anne
T1  - Learning Boolean logic models of signaling networks with ASP
JF  - Theoretical computer science
N2  - Boolean networks provide a simple yet powerful qualitative modeling approach in systems biology. However, manual identification of logic rules underlying the system being studied is in most cases out of reach. Therefore, automated inference of Boolean logical networks from experimental data is a fundamental question in this field. This paper addresses the problem consisting of learning from a prior knowledge network describing causal interactions and phosphorylation activities at a pseudo-steady state, Boolean logic models of immediate-early response in signaling transduction networks. The underlying optimization problem has been so far addressed through mathematical programming approaches and the use of dedicated genetic algorithms. In a recent work we have shown severe limitations of stochastic approaches in this domain and proposed to use Answer Set Programming (ASP), considering a simpler problem setting. Herein, we extend our previous work in order to consider more realistic biological conditions including numerical datasets, the presence of feedback-loops in the prior knowledge network and the necessity of multi-objective optimization. In order to cope with such extensions, we propose several discretization schemes and elaborate upon our previous ASP encoding. Towards real-world biological data, we evaluate the performance of our approach over in silico numerical datasets based on a real and large-scale prior knowledge network. The correctness of our encoding and discretization schemes are dealt with in Appendices A-B. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
KW  - Answer set programming
KW  - Signaling transduction networks
KW  - Boolean logic models
KW  - Combinatorial multi-objective optimization
KW  - Systems biology
Y1  - 2015
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tcs.2014.06.022
SN  - 0304-3975
SN  - 1879-2294
VL  - 599
SP  - 79
EP  - 101
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  - 
TY  - THES
A1  - Heinze, Theodor
T1  - Analyse von Patientendaten und Entscheidungsunterstützung in der Telemedizin
Y1  - 2015
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Engbring, Dieter
A1  - Klar, Tilman-Mathies
ED  - Schubert, Sigrid
ED  - Schwill, Andreas
T1  - Medienbildung mit Informatik-Anteilen!?
JF  - HDI 2014 : Gestalten von Übergängen
N2  - Auf der Grundlage der Planung, Durchführung, Evaluation und Revision eines gemeinsamen Seminars von Medienpädagogik und Didaktik der Informatik stellen wir in diesem Aufsatz dar, wo die Defizite klassischer Medienbildung in Bezug auf digitale bzw. interaktive Medien liegen und welche Inhalte der Informatik für Studierende aller Lehrämter – im allgemeinbildenden Sinne – aus dieser Perspektive relevant erscheinen.
Y1  - 2015
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-84693
VL  - 2015
IS  - 9
SP  - 125
EP  - 142
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Froitzheim, Manuel
A1  - Bergner, Nadine
A1  - Schroeder, Ulrik
A1  - Hurtienne, Dominik
A1  - Spannagel, Christian
A1  - Roderus, Simon
A1  - Wienkop, Uwe
A1  - Leonhardt, Thiemo
A1  - Kwiecien, Alexandra
A1  - Schmetz, Arno
A1  - Bellgardt, Martin
A1  - Naumann, Uwe
A1  - Weßels, Doris
A1  - Metzger, Christiane
A1  - Längrich, Matthias
A1  - Schulze, Jörg
A1  - Jakoblew, Marcel
A1  - Keil, Reinhard
A1  - Winkelnkemper, Felix
A1  - Engbring, Dieter
A1  - Klar, Tilman-Mathies
A1  - Kujath, Bertold
A1  - Schütze, Christopher
A1  - Fietkau, Julian
A1  - Kindsmüller, Martin Christof
A1  - Göttel, Timo
A1  - Bergner, Nadine
A1  - Taraschewski, Christian
A1  - Vosseberg, Karin
A1  - Czernik, Sofie
A1  - Erb, Ulrike
A1  - Vielhaber, Michael
A1  - Schlierkamp, Kathrin
A1  - Thurner, Veronika
A1  - Bröker, Kathrin
ED  - Forbrig, Peter
ED  - Magenheim, Johannes
T1  - HDI 2014 – Gestalten von Übergängen
BT  - 6. Fachtagung Hochschuldidaktik der Informatik ; 15.-16. September 2014, Universität Freiburg
N2  - Die Tagung HDI 2014 in Freiburg zur Hochschuldidaktik der Informatik HDI wurde erneut vom Fachbereich Informatik und Ausbildung / Didaktik der Informatik (IAD) in der Gesellschaft für Informatik e. V. (GI) organisiert. Sie dient den Lehrenden der Informatik in Studiengängen an Hochschulen als Forum der Information und des Austauschs über neue didaktische Ansätze und bildungspolitische Themen im Bereich der Hochschulausbildung aus der fachlichen Perspektive der Informatik.
Die HDI 2014 ist nun bereits die sechste Ausgabe der HDI. Für sie wurde das spezielle Motto „Gestalten und Meistern von Übergängen“ gewählt. Damit soll ein besonderes Augenmerk auf die Übergänge von Schule zum Studium, vom Bachelor zum  Master, vom Studium zur Promotion oder vom Studium zur Arbeitswelt gelegt werden.
T3  - Commentarii informaticae didacticae (CID) - 9 
Y1  - 2015
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-74920
SN  - 978-3-86956-313-8
PB  - Universitätsverlag Potsdam
CY  - Potsdam
ER  - 
TY  - THES
A1  - Kaufmann, Benjamin
T1  - High performance answer set solving
Y1  - 2015
ER  - 
TY  - BOOK
A1  - Plattner, Hasso
A1  - Leukert, Bernd
T1  - The in-memory revolution
BT  - how sap hana enables business of the future
N2  - This book describes the next generation of business applications enabled by SAP's in-memory database, SAP HANA. In particular, the authors show the substantial changes introduced in S4/HANA by switching to SAP HANA. Using numerous examples and use cases from the authors' wealth of real-world experience, it illustrates the quantum leap in performance made possible by the new technology. The book is written by two of the most prominent actors in the area of business application systems: Hasso Plattner, co-founder of SAP and inaugurator of the Hasso Plattner Institute at the University of Potsdam, and Bernd Leukert, member of the Executive Board and the Global Managing Board of SAP. This clearly structured, highly illustrated book takes an exciting new technology and presents the practicality and success of first mover applications.
Y1  - 2015
SN  - 978-3-319-16672-8
PB  - Springer
CY  - Cham
ER  - 
TY  - THES
A1  - Kuntzsch, Christian
T1  - Konzeption und Implementierung eines multimodalen Campusroutenplaners am Beispiel der Universität Potsdam
T1  - Conceptual design and implementation of a multimodal trip planner using the example of the University of Potsdam
BT  - Möglichkeiten und Grenzen der Nutzung von Open Source Software und freien Daten
BT  - possibilities and limitations using open source software and free data
N2  - Die regelmäßige Navigation durch den Raum gehört für Studenten der Universität Potsdam zum Alltag. Man möchte, unabhängig vom Fortbewegungsmittel, schnell und sicher von zu Hause zum Hörsaal oder Seminargebäude. Eine umfassende Navigationshilfe, die alle Transportmodi verbindet, wird dafür verlangt.
Das Ziel dieser Arbeit besteht darin, ein Konzept für einen multimodalen Routenplaner zu entwickeln, der es Studenten und Gästen der Universität Potsdam ermöglicht, sich zwischen den dezentral gelegenen Campusstandorten zu bewegen – egal ob mit Bus und Bahn, dem Auto, Fahrrad oder zu Fuß. Die Implementierung erfolgt ausschließlich auf Grundlage freier Daten und freier, quelloffener Software (FOSS), die für diesen Zweck aufbereitet werden. Ergebnis ist eine webbasierte Applikation, die über eine Entwicklerschnittstelle (API) in andere Projekte eingebunden werden kann.
N2  - For Potsdam University students, navigation through space on a regular basis belongs to everyday life. There is a need for getting from one place to another as fast and as safe as possible, regardless of the means of transportation. A comprehensive navigational aid that connects any mode of transport is required.
The aim of this thesis is to develop a concept for a multimodal trip planner, allowing students and guests of the University of Potsdam, to move between the decentralized campus locations – whether by bus and train, car, bike or on foot. The implementation is done solely based on free data and free open source software (FOSS) which are processed for this purpose. The result is a web-based application, integrated with a developer interface (API) to use in other projects.
KW  - Navigation
KW  - freie Software
KW  - freie Daten
KW  - navigation
KW  - FOSS
Y1  - 2015
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-77467
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kujath, Bertold
A1  - Schütze, Christopher
ED  - Schubert, Sigrid
ED  - Schwill, Andreas
T1  - Evaluation der Lernwirksamkeit eines Lehrvideos zum informatischen Problemlösen
JF  - HDI 2014 : Gestalten von Übergängen
N2  - Der folgende Artikel beschreibt die Evaluation eines Lehrvideos zum informatischen Problemlösen, welches auf der Grundlage einer Vergleichsstudie mit starken und schwachen Problemlösern entwickelt wurde. Beispielhaft wird in dem Film ein Färbeproblem durch einen fiktiven Hochleister unter lautem Denken gelöst, die einzelnen Arbeitsschritte werden abschnittsweise kommentiert und erklärt. Ob dieses Lernkonzept von Studenten akzeptiert wird und sich durch Anschauen des Videos tatsächlich ein Lerneffekt einstellt, wurde durch eine Befragung und eine erste Vergleichsstudie untersucht.
Y1  - 2015
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-84705
VL  - 2015
IS  - 9
SP  - 143
EP  - 152
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Fietkau, Julian
A1  - Kindsmüller, Martin Christof
A1  - Göttel, Timo
ED  - Schubert, Sigrid
ED  - Schwill, Andreas
T1  - Rapid Prototyping von Interaktionskonzepten in der universitären MCI-Lehre
JF  - HDI 2014 : Gestalten von Übergängen
N2  - In der Lehre zur MCI (Mensch-Computer-Interaktion) stellt sich immer wieder die Herausforderung, praktische Übungen mit spannenden Ergebnissen durchzuführen, die sich dennoch nicht in technischen Details verlieren sondern MCI-fokussiert bleiben. Im Lehrmodul „Interaktionsdesign“ an der Universität Hamburg werden von Studierenden innerhalb von drei Wochen prototypische Interaktionskonzepte für das Spiel Neverball entworfen und praktisch umgesetzt. Anders als in den meisten Grundlagenkursen zur MCI werden hier nicht Mock-Ups, sondern lauffähige Software entwickelt. Um dies innerhalb der Projektzeit zu ermöglichen, wurde Neverball um eine TCP-basierte Schnittstelle erweitert. So entfällt die aufwändige Einarbeitung in den Quellcode des Spiels und die Studierenden können sich auf ihre Interaktionsprototypen konzentrieren. Wir beschreiben die Erfahrungen aus der
mehrmaligen Durchführung des Projektes und erläutern unser Vorgehen bei der Umsetzung. Die Ergebnisse sollen Lehrende im Bereich MCI unterstützen, ähnliche praxisorientierte Übungen mit Ergebnissen „zum Anfassen“ zu gestalten.
Y1  - 2015
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-84718
VL  - 2015
IS  - 9
SP  - 153
EP  - 160
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Bergner, Nadine
A1  - Taraschewski, Christian
A1  - Schroeder, Ulrik
ED  - Schubert, Sigrid
ED  - Schwill, Andreas
T1  - Beispiel eines Schülerwettbewerbs zum Thema Projektmanagement und App-Programmierung
JF  - HDI 2014 : Gestalten von Übergängen
N2  - Es wird ein Informatik-Wettbewerb für Schülerinnen und Schüler der Sekundarstufe II beschrieben, der über mehrere Wochen möglichst realitätsnah die Arbeitswelt eines Informatikers vorstellt. Im Wettbewerb erarbeiten die Schülerteams eine Android-App und organisieren ihre Entwicklung durch Projektmanagementmethoden, die sich an professionellen, agilen Prozessen orientieren. Im Beitrag werden der theoretische Hintergrund zu Wettbewerben, die organisatorischen und didaktischen Entscheidung, eine erste Evaluation sowie Reflexion und Ausblick dargestellt.
Y1  - 2015
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-84726
VL  - 2015
IS  - 9
SP  - 161
EP  - 168
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Lewin, Cathy
A1  - McNicol, Sarah
T1  - Supporting the Development of 21st Century Skills through ICT
JF  - KEYCIT 2014 - Key Competencies in Informatics and ICT
N2  - The growing impact of globalisation and the development of
a ‘knowledge society’ have led many to argue that 21st century skills are
essential for life in twenty-first century society and that ICT is central
to their development. This paper describes how 21st century skills, in
particular digital literacy, critical thinking, creativity, communication
and collaboration skills, have been conceptualised and embedded in the
resources developed for teachers in iTEC, a four-year, European project.
The effectiveness of this approach is considered in light of the data
collected through the evaluation of the pilots, which considers both the
potential benefits of using technology to support the development of
21st century skills, but also the challenges of doing so. Finally, the paper
discusses the learning support systems required in order to transform
pedagogies and embed 21st century skills. It is argued that support is
required in standards and assessment; curriculum and instruction; professional
development; and learning environments.
KW  - 21st century skills,
KW  - primary education
KW  - secondary education
KW  - pedagogy
KW  - innovation
Y1  - 2015
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-82672
SN  - 1868-0844
SN  - 2191-1940
IS  - 7
SP  - 181
EP  - 198
PB  - Universitätsverlag Potsdam
CY  - Potsdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Magenheim, Johannes
A1  - Nelles, Wolfgang
A1  - Neugebauer, Jonas
A1  - Ohrndorf, Laura
A1  - Schaper, Niclas
A1  - Schubert, Sigrid
T1  - Expert Rating of Competence Levels in Upper Secondary Computer Science Education
JF  - KEYCIT 2014 - Key Competencies in Informatics and ICT
N2  - In the project MoKoM, which is funded by the German
Research Foundation (DFG) from 2008 to 2012, a test instrument
measuring students’ competences in computer science was developed.
This paper presents the results of an expert rating of the levels of
students’ competences done for the items of the instrument.
At first we will describe the difficulty-relevant features that were
used for the evaluation. These were deduced from computer science,
psychological and didactical findings and resources. Potentials and
desiderata of this research method are discussed further on. Finally
we will present our conclusions on the results and give an outlook on
further steps.
KW  - Competence Modelling
KW  - Competence Measurement
KW  - Informatics System Application
KW  - Informatics System Comprehension
KW  - Informatics Modelling
KW  - Secondary Education
Y1  - 2015
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-82683
SN  - 1868-0844
SN  - 2191-1940
IS  - 7
SP  - 199
EP  - 216
PB  - Universitätsverlag Potsdam
CY  - Potsdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Opel, Simone
A1  - Kramer, Matthias
A1  - Trommen, Michael
A1  - Pottbäcker, Florian
A1  - Ilaghef, Youssef
T1  - BugHunt
BT  - A Motivating Approach to Self-Directed Problem-solving in Operating Systems
JF  - KEYCIT 2014 - Key Competencies in Informatics and ICT
N2  - Competencies related to operating systems and computer
security are usually taught systematically. In this paper we present
a different approach, in which students have to remove virus-like
behaviour on their respective computers, which has been induced by
software developed for this purpose. They have to develop appropriate
problem-solving strategies and thereby explore essential elements of
the operating system. The approach was implemented exemplarily in
two computer science courses at a regional general upper secondary
school and showed great motivation and interest in the participating
students.
KW  - Educational software
KW  - operating system
KW  - student activation
KW  - problem-solving
KW  - interactive course
KW  - interactive workshop
KW  - edutainment
KW  - secondary computer science education
Y1  - 2015
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-82693
SN  - 1868-0844
SN  - 2191-1940
IS  - 7
SP  - 217
EP  - 233
PB  - Universitätsverlag Potsdam
CY  - Potsdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Passig, David
A1  - Tzuriel, David
A1  - Kedmi, Ganit Eshel
T1  - Improving children’s Cognitive Modifiability through Mediated Learning and Dynamic Assessment within 3D Immersive Virtual Reality Environment
JF  - KEYCIT 2014 - Key Competencies in Informatics and ICT
N2  - The objectives of this study were to examine (a) the effect
of dynamic assessment (DA) in a 3D Immersive Virtual Reality
(IVR) environment as compared with computerized 2D and noncomputerized
(NC) situations on cognitive modifiability, and (b) the
transfer effects of these conditions on more difficult problem solving
administered two weeks later in a non-computerized environment. A
sample of 117 children aged 6:6-9:0 years were randomly assigned
into three experimental groups of DA conditions: 3D, 2D, and NC, and
one control group (C). All groups received the pre- and post-teaching
Analogies subtest of the Cognitive Modifiability Battery (CMB-AN).
The experimental groups received a teaching phase in conditions similar
to the pre-and post-teaching phases. The findings showed that cognitive
modifiability, in a 3D IVR, was distinctively higher than in the two
other experimental groups (2D computer group and NC group). It was
also found that the 3D group showed significantly higher performance
in transfer problems than the 2D and NC groups.
KW  - Dynamic assessment
KW  - mediated learning experience
KW  - cognitive modifiability
KW  - analogical thinking
KW  - virtual reality
Y1  - 2015
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IS  - 7
SP  - 235
EP  - 252
PB  - Universitätsverlag Potsdam
CY  - Potsdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Saito, Toshinori
T1  - The Key Competencies in Informatics and ICT viewed from Nussbaum’s Ten Central Capabilities
JF  - KEYCIT 2014 - Key Competencies in Informatics and ICT
N2  - This article shows a discussion about the key competencies
in informatics and ICT viewed from a philosophical foundation presented
by Martha Nussbaum, which is known as ‘ten central capabilities’.
Firstly, the outline of ‘The Capability Approach’, which has been presented
by Amartya Sen and Nussbaum as a theoretical framework of
assessing the state of social welfare, will be explained. Secondly, the
body of Nussbaum’s ten central capabilities and the reason for being
applied as the basis of discussion will be shown. Thirdly, the relationship
between the concept of ‘capability’ and ‘competency’ is to be
discussed. After that, the author’s assumption of the key competencies
in informatics and ICT led from the examination of Nussbaum’s ten
capabilities will be presented.
KW  - Capability approach
KW  - competency
KW  - teaching informatics in general education
KW  - philosophical foundation of informatics pedagogy
KW  - education and public policy
Y1  - 2015
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IS  - 7
SP  - 253
EP  - 266
PB  - Universitätsverlag Potsdam
CY  - Potsdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Webb, Mary
T1  - Considerations for the Design of Computing Curricula
JF  - KEYCIT 2014 - Key Competencies in Informatics and ICT
N2  - This paper originated from discussions about the need for
important changes in the curriculum for Computing including two focus
group meetings at IFIP conferences over the last two years. The
paper examines how recent developments in curriculum, together with
insights from curriculum thinking in other subject areas, especially mathematics
and science, can inform curriculum design for Computing.
The analysis presented in the paper provides insights into the complexity
of curriculum design as well as identifying important constraints and
considerations for the ongoing development of a vision and framework
for a Computing curriculum.
KW  - Curriculum
KW  - Computer Science
KW  - Informatics
KW  - curriculum theory
Y1  - 2015
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SN  - 2191-1940
IS  - 7
SP  - 267
EP  - 283
PB  - Universitätsverlag Potsdam
CY  - Potsdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Hurtienne, Dominik
A1  - Schroeder, Ulrik
A1  - Spannagel, Christian
ED  - Schwill, Andreas
ED  - Schubert, Sigrid
T1  - IT EnGAGES!
BT  - Adaptierbare Gamification in einer Anfänger-Programmiervorlesung
JF  - HDI 2014 : Gestalten von Übergängen
N2  - Durch den Einsatz von Spielen und Spielelementen in Lernkontexten wird versucht, Lernende zur Beschäftigung mit den Lerninhalten zu motivieren. Spielerische Elemente haben allerdings nicht nur positive motivationale Effekte: Sie können sich beispielsweise negativ auf die intrinsische Motivation auswirken, und auch nicht jeder Lernende spielt gerne. Um negativen Einflüssen von Gamification entgegenzuwirken, wurde ein Toolkit für adaptierbare Lernumgebungen entwickelt. Damit erzeugte Lernumgebungen erlauben es Studierenden, den Grad der Gamification selbst zu bestimmen, indem Spielelemente an- und abgeschaltet werden. Im Rahmen einer Anfängerprogrammiervorlesung wurden Lernspielaufgaben aus den existierenden, optionalen interaktiven eTests entwickelt und Studierenden als zusätzliche Lerngelegenheit angeboten. Eine erste explorative Studie bestätigt die Vermutung, dass die Akzeptanz des adaptierbaren Lernspiels sehr hoch ist, es aber dennoch Studierende gibt, welche die Lernumgebung ohne Spielelemente durcharbeiten. Somit bietet adaptierbare Gamification verschiedenen Studierenden die Möglichkeit, sich zusätzliche motivationale Anreize durch Zuschalten von Spielelementen zu verschaffen, ohne dabei zum Spielen „genötigt“ zu werden.
Y1  - 2015
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VL  - 2015
IS  - 9
SP  - 27
EP  - 43
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Roderus, Simon
A1  - Wienkop, Uwe
ED  - Schwill, Andreas
ED  - Schubert, Sigrid
T1  - Verbesserung der Bestehensquoten durch ein Peer Assessment-Pflichtpraktikum
JF  - HDI 2014 : Gestalten von Übergängen
N2  - Peer Assessment ist eine Methode, bei der die Teilnehmer eine gestellte Aufgabe nicht nur bearbeiten und einreichen, sondern – in einer zweiten Phase – diese auch gegenseitig überprüfen, kommentieren und bewerten. Durch diese Methode wird, auch in sehr großen Veranstaltungen, das Üben mit individuellen Bewertungen und individuellem Feedback möglich.
Im Wintersemester 2013/14 wurde dieser Ansatz in der Erstsemesterveranstaltung Programmieren an der Technischen Hochschule Nürnberg mit 340 Studierenden als semesterbegleitendes Online-Pflichtpraktikum erprobt. Bei gleichen Leistungsanforderungen wurde bei Studierenden, die erfolgreich am Praktikum teilnahmen, eine Reduzierung der Durchfallquote um durchschnittlich 60 % und eine Verbesserung der Durchschnittsnote um 0,6 – 0,9 Notenstufen erzielt. Zudem lernten die teilnehmenden Studierenden kontinuierlicher, bereiteten Lerninhalte besser nach und gelangten zu einer überwiegend positiven Einschätzung des Praktikums und der Methode. Im E-Learning System Moodle kann Peer Assessment, mit moderatem Umsetzungs- und Betreuungsaufwand, mit der Workshop-Aktivität realisiert werden. Im Beitrag wird auf die Schlüsselelemente des erfolgreichen Einsatzes von Peer Assessment eingegangen.
Y1  - 2015
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VL  - 2015
IS  - 9
SP  - 45
EP  - 60
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Leonhardt, Thiemo
A1  - Kwiecien, Alexandra
A1  - Schmetz, Arno
A1  - Bellgardt, Martin
A1  - Naumann, Uwe
ED  - Schwill, Andreas
ED  - Schubert, Sigrid
T1  - Studienabbruchsquote dauerhaft senken
BT  - ein Versuch mittels Mentoring
JF  - HDI 2014 : Gestalten von Übergängen
N2  - Es wird ein umfassendes Mentoring Konzept im Studiengang Informatik an der RWTH Aachen vorgestellt, das den Übergang von der Schule zur Universität unterstützt und gleichzeitig beim Auftreten von Schwierigkeiten im Verlauf des Studiums effiziente und kompetente Beratung bietet. Das Programm erreicht durchgängig hohe Akzeptanzwerte bei den Studierenden trotz verpflichtender Teilnahme im ersten Semester. Die Wirksamkeit des Programms ist durch die zahlreichen einflussgebenden Variablen zwar rein quantitativ kaum messbar, die Möglichkeit auf organisatorische und fachliche Probleme eines Jahrgangs reagieren zu können sowie einen Einblick auf die Gründe für einen Studienabbruch zu bekommen, bestätigt aber die Notwendigkeit der Maßnahme.
Y1  - 2015
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VL  - 2015
IS  - 9
SP  - 61
EP  - 76
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Jakoblew, Marcel
A1  - Keil, Reinhard
A1  - Winkelnkemper, Felix
ED  - Schwill, Andreas
ED  - Schubert, Sigrid
T1  - Forschendes Lernen durch Semantisches Positionieren
JF  - HDI 2014 : Gestalten von Übergängen
N2  - Der Beitrag stellt das Konzept des Semantischen Positionierens als eine Möglichkeit vor, Grundformen des wissenschaftlichen Arbeitens und elementare Formen der diskursiven Auseinandersetzung zu vermitteln, ohne dass die Studierenden sich inhaltlich an der aktuellen Forschung beteiligen müssten. Die Umsetzung dieses Konzepts im Bachelorstudium der Informatik verdeutlicht, dass mit diesem Ansatz sowohl die Kompetenzen für den Übergang in den mehr forschungsgetriebenen Masterstudiengang als auch für die berufliche Wissensarbeit erworben werden können.
Y1  - 2015
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VL  - 2015
IS  - 9
SP  - 109
EP  - 124
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Curzon, Paul
T1  - Unplugged Computational Thinking for Fun
JF  - KEYCIT 2014 - Key Competencies in Informatics and ICT
N2  - Computational thinking is a fundamental skill set that is learned
by studying Informatics and ICT. We argue that its core ideas can
be introduced in an inspiring and integrated way to both teachers and
students using fun and contextually rich cs4fn ‘Computer Science for
Fun’ stories combined with ‘unplugged’ activities including games and
magic tricks. We also argue that understanding people is an important
part of computational thinking. Computational thinking can be fun for
everyone when taught in kinaesthetic ways away from technology.
KW  - Computational thinking
KW  - cs4fn
KW  - ‘unplugged’ computing
KW  - kinaesthetic teaching
KW  - fun
Y1  - 2015
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IS  - 7
SP  - 15
EP  - 27
PB  - Universitätsverlag Potsdam
CY  - Potsdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kalas, Ivan
T1  - Programming at Pre-primary and Primary Levels
BT  - The Pipeline Can Start That Early
JF  - KEYCIT 2014 - Key Competencies in Informatics and ICT
KW  - Learning interfaces development
KW  - computational thinking
KW  - educational programming
KW  - primary level
KW  - pre-primary level
Y1  - 2015
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SN  - 2191-1940
IS  - 7
SP  - 29
EP  - 31
PB  - Universitätsverlag Potsdam
CY  - Potsdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Magenheim, Johannes
A1  - Schubert, Sigrid
A1  - Schapert, Niclas
T1  - Modelling and Measurement of Competencies in Computer Science Education
JF  - KEYCIT 2014 - Key Competencies in Informatics and ICT
N2  - As a result of the Bologna reform of educational systems in
Europe the outcome orientation of learning processes, competence-oriented
descriptions of the curricula and competence-oriented assessment
procedures became standard also in Computer Science Education
(CSE). The following keynote addresses important issues of shaping
a CSE competence model especially in the area of informatics system
comprehension and object-oriented modelling. Objectives and research
methodology of the project MoKoM (Modelling and Measurement
of Competences in CSE) are explained. Firstly, the CSE competence
model was derived based on theoretical concepts and then secondly the
model was empirically examined and refined using expert interviews.
Furthermore, the paper depicts the development and examination of
a competence measurement instrument, which was derived from the
competence model. Therefore, the instrument was applied to a large
sample of students at the gymnasium’s upper class level. Subsequently,
efforts to develop a competence level model, based on the retrieved empirical
results and on expert ratings are presented. Finally, further demands
on research on competence modelling in CSE will be outlined.
KW  - Competence Modelling
KW  - Competence Measurement
KW  - Informatics System Application
KW  - Informatics System Comprehension
KW  - Informatics Modelling
KW  - Secondary Education
Y1  - 2015
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IS  - 7
SP  - 33
EP  - 57
PB  - Universitätsverlag Potsdam
CY  - Potsdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Barnes, Jan
A1  - Kennewell, Steve
T1  - Teacher Perceptions of Key Competencies in ICT
JF  - KEYCIT 2014 - Key Competencies in Informatics and ICT
N2  - Regardless of what is intended by government curriculum
specifications and advised by educational experts, the competencies
taught and learned in and out of classrooms can vary considerably.
In this paper, we discuss in particular how we can investigate the
perceptions that individual teachers have of competencies in ICT,
and how these and other factors may influence students’ learning. We
report case study research which identifies contradictions within the
teaching of ICT competencies as an activity system, highlighting issues
concerning the object of the curriculum, the roles of the participants and
the school cultures. In a particular case, contradictions in the learning
objectives between higher order skills and the use of application tools
have been resolved by a change in the teacher’s perceptions which
have not led to changes in other aspects of the activity system. We look
forward to further investigation of the effects of these contradictions in
other case studies and on forthcoming curriculum change.
KW  - ICT competencies
KW  - Teacher perceptions
KW  - Activity Theory
KW  - Contradictions
Y1  - 2015
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IS  - 7
SP  - 61
EP  - 75
PB  - Universitätsverlag Potsdam
CY  - Potsdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Bröker, Kathrin
A1  - Kastens, Uwe
A1  - Magenheim, Johannes
T1  - Competences of Undergraduate Computer Science Students
JF  - KEYCIT 2014 - Key Competencies in Informatics and ICT
N2  - The paper presents two approaches to the development of
a Computer Science Competence Model for the needs of curriculum
development and evaluation in Higher Education. A normativetheoretical
approach is based on the AKT and ACM/IEEE curriculum
and will be used within the recommendations of the German
Informatics Society (GI) for the design of CS curricula. An empirically
oriented approach refines the categories of the first one with regard to
specific subject areas by conducting content analysis on CS curricula of
important universities from several countries. The refined model will be
used for the needs of students’ e-assessment and subsequent affirmative
action of the CS departments.
KW  - Competences
KW  - Competence Measurement
KW  - Curriculum Development
KW  - Computer Science Education
KW  - Recommendations for CS-Curricula in Higher Education
Y1  - 2015
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IS  - 7
SP  - 77
EP  - 96
PB  - Universitätsverlag Potsdam
CY  - Potsdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Dagiene, Valentina
A1  - Stupuriene, Gabriele
T1  - Informatics Education based on Solving Attractive Tasks through a Contest
JF  - KEYCIT 2014 - Key Competencies in Informatics and ICT
N2  - The paper discusses the issue of supporting informatics
(computer science) education through competitions for lower and
upper secondary school students (8–19 years old). Competitions play
an important role for learners as a source of inspiration, innovation,
and attraction. Running contests in informatics for school students
for many years, we have noticed that the students consider the contest
experience very engaging and exciting as well as a learning experience.
A contest is an excellent instrument to involve students in problem
solving activities. An overview of infrastructure and development
of an informatics contest from international level to the national one
(the Bebras contest on informatics and computer fluency, originated
in Lithuania) is presented. The performance of Bebras contests in 23
countries during the last 10 years showed an unexpected and unusually
high acceptance by school students and teachers. Many thousands of
students participated and got a valuable input in addition to their regular
informatics lectures at school. In the paper, the main attention is paid
to the developed tasks and analysis of students’ task solving results in
Lithuania.
KW  - Informatics Education
KW  - Computer Science Education
KW  - Tasks
KW  - Tests
KW  - Contest
KW  - Problem Solving
KW  - Cognitive Skills
KW  - Bloom’s Taxonomy
Y1  - 2015
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IS  - 7
SP  - 97
EP  - 115
PB  - Universitätsverlag Potsdam
CY  - Potsdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Ellis, Jason Brent
A1  - Abreu-Ellis, Carla Reis
T1  - Student Perspectives of Social Networking use in Higher Education
JF  - KEYCIT 2014 - Key Competencies in Informatics and ICT
N2  - Social networks are currently at the forefront of tools that
lend to Personal Learning Environments (PLEs). This study aimed to
observe how students perceived PLEs, what they believed were the
integral components of social presence when using Facebook as part
of a PLE, and to describe student’s preferences for types of interactions
when using Facebook as part of their PLE. This study used mixed
methods to analyze the perceptions of graduate and undergraduate
students on the use of social networks, more specifically Facebook as a
learning tool. Fifty surveys were returned representing a 65 % response
rate. Survey questions included both closed and open-ended questions.
Findings suggested that even though students rated themselves relatively
well in having requisite technology skills, and 94 % of students used
Facebook primarily for social use, they were hesitant to migrate these
skills to academic use because of concerns of privacy, believing that
other platforms could fulfil the same purpose, and by not seeing the
validity to use Facebook in establishing social presence. What lies
at odds with these beliefs is that when asked to identify strategies in
Facebook that enabled social presence to occur in academic work, the
majority of students identified strategies in five categories that lead to
social presence establishment on Facebook during their coursework.
KW  - Social
KW  - networks
KW  - higher
KW  - education
KW  - personal
KW  - learning
KW  - environments
KW  - Facebook
Y1  - 2015
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IS  - 7
SP  - 117
EP  - 131
PB  - Universitätsverlag Potsdam
CY  - Potsdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Grillenberger, Andreas
A1  - Romeike, Ralf
T1  - Teaching Data Management
BT  - Key Competencies and Opportunities
JF  - KEYCIT 2014 - Key Competencies in Informatics and ICT
N2  - Data management is a central topic in computer science as
well as in computer science education. Within the last years, this topic is
changing tremendously, as its impact on daily life becomes increasingly
visible. Nowadays, everyone not only needs to manage data of various
kinds, but also continuously generates large amounts of data. In
addition, Big Data and data analysis are intensively discussed in public
dialogue because of their influences on society. For the understanding of
such discussions and for being able to participate in them, fundamental
knowledge on data management is necessary. Especially, being aware
of the threats accompanying the ability to analyze large amounts of
data in nearly real-time becomes increasingly important. This raises the
question, which key competencies are necessary for daily dealings with
data and data management.
In this paper, we will first point out the importance of data management
and of Big Data in daily life. On this basis, we will analyze which are
the key competencies everyone needs concerning data management to
be able to handle data in a proper way in daily life. Afterwards, we will
discuss the impact of these changes in data management on computer
science education and in particular database education.
KW  - Data Management
KW  - Key Competencies
KW  - Big Data
KW  - NoSQL
KW  - Databases
KW  - Data Privacy
KW  - Data Analysis
KW  - Challenges
Y1  - 2015
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IS  - 7
SP  - 133
EP  - 150
PB  - Universitätsverlag Potsdam
CY  - Potsdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Haugsbakken, Halvdan
T1  - The Student Learning Ecology
JF  - KEYCIT 2014 - Key Competencies in Informatics and ICT
N2  - Educational research on social media has showed that
students use it for socialisation, personal communication, and informal
learning. Recent studies have argued that students to some degree use
social media to carry out formal schoolwork. This article gives an
explorative account on how a small sample of Norwegian high school
students use social media to self-organise formal schoolwork. This
user pattern can be called a “student learning ecology”, which is a
user perspective on how participating students gain access to learning
resources.
KW  - Learning ecology
KW  - social media
KW  - high school
KW  - Norway
Y1  - 2015
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IS  - 7
SP  - 151
EP  - 169
PB  - Universitätsverlag Potsdam
CY  - Potsdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Jones, Anthony
T1  - ICT Competencies for School Students
JF  - KEYCIT 2014 - Key Competencies in Informatics and ICT
N2  - This paper discusses results from a small-scale research
study, together with some recently published research into student
perceptions of ICT for learning in schools, to consider relevant skills
that do not appear to currently being taught. The paper concludes by
raising three issues relating to learning with and through ICT that need
to be addressed in school curricula and classroom teaching.
KW  - Learning with ICT
KW  - student perceptions
KW  - student experience
Y1  - 2015
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IS  - 7
SP  - 171
EP  - 179
PB  - Universitätsverlag Potsdam
CY  - Potsdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Weigend, Michael
T1  - How Things Work
BT  - Recognizing and Describing Functionality
JF  - KEYCIT 2014 - Key Competencies in Informatics and ICT
N2  - Recognizing and defining functionality is a key competence
adopted in all kinds of programming projects. This study investigates
how far students without specific informatics training are able to identify
and verbalize functions and parameters. It presents observations
from classroom activities on functional modeling in high school chemistry
lessons with altogether 154 students. Finally it discusses the potential
of functional modelling to improve the comprehension of scientific
content.
KW  - Function
KW  - programming
KW  - parameter
KW  - competence
KW  - abstraction
Y1  - 2015
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IS  - 7
SP  - 285
EP  - 298
PB  - Universitätsverlag Potsdam
CY  - Potsdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Bottino, Rosa
A1  - Chioccariello, Augusto
T1  - Computational Thinking
BT  - Videogames, Educational Robotics, and other Powerful Ideas to Think with
JF  - KEYCIT 2014 - Key Competencies in Informatics and ICT
N2  - Digital technology has radically changed the way people
work in industry, finance, services, media and commerce. Informatics
has contributed to the scientific and technological development of our
society in general and to the digital revolution in particular. Computational
thinking is the term indicating the key ideas of this discipline that
might be included in the key competencies underlying the curriculum
of compulsory education. The educational potential of informatics has
a history dating back to the sixties. In this article, we briefly revisit this
history looking for lessons learned. In particular, we focus on experiences
of teaching and learning programming. However, computational
thinking is more than coding. It is a way of thinking and practicing interactive
dynamic modeling with computers. We advocate that learners
can practice computational thinking in playful contexts where they can
develop personal projects, for example building videogames and/or robots,
share and discuss their construction with others. In our view, this
approach allows an integration of computational thinking in the K-12
curriculum across disciplines.
KW  - Computational thinking
KW  - programming in context
KW  - informatics education
Y1  - 2015
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IS  - 7
SP  - 301
EP  - 309
PB  - Universitätsverlag Potsdam
CY  - Potsdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Christensen, Rhonda
A1  - Knezek, Gerald
T1  - The Technology Proficiency Self-Assessment Questionnaire (TPSA)
BT  - Evolution of a Self-Efficacy Measure for Technology Integration
JF  - KEYCIT 2014 - Key Competencies in Informatics and ICT
N2  - The Technology Proficiency Self-Assessment (TPSA) questionnaire
has been used for 15 years in the USA and other nations as a
self-efficacy measure for proficiencies fundamental to effective technology
integration in the classroom learning environment. Internal consistency
reliabilities for each of the five-item scales have typically ranged
from .73 to .88 for preservice or inservice technology-using teachers.
Due to changing technologies used in education, researchers sought to
renovate partially obsolete items and extend self-efficacy assessment to
new areas, such as social media and mobile learning. Analysis of 2014
data gathered on a new, 34 item version of the TPSA indicates that the
four established areas of email, World Wide Web (WWW), integrated
applications, and teaching with technology continue to form consistent
scales with reliabilities ranging from .81 to .93, while the 14 new items
gathered to represent emerging technologies and media separate into
two scales, each with internal consistency reliabilities greater than .9.
The renovated TPSA is deemed to be worthy of continued use in the
teaching with technology context.
KW  - Technology proficiency
KW  - self-efficacy
KW  - teacher competencies
Y1  - 2015
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-82838
SN  - 1868-0844
SN  - 2191-1940
IS  - 7
SP  - 311
EP  - 318
PB  - Universitätsverlag Potsdam
CY  - Potsdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Maina, Anthony Gioko
A1  - Angondi, Enos Kiforo
A1  - Waga, Rosemary
T1  - How does the Implementation of a Literacy Learning Tool Kit influence Literacy Skill Acquisition?
JF  - KEYCIT 2014 - Key Competencies in Informatics and ICT
N2  - This study aimed at following how teachers transfer skills
into results while using ABRA literacy software. This was done in
the second part of the pilot study whose aim was to provide equity to
control group teachers and students by exposing them to the ABRACADABRA
treatment after the end of phase 1. This opportunity was
used to follow the phase 1 teachers to see how the skills learned were
being transformed into results. A standard three-day initial training and
planning session on how to use ABRA to teach literacy was held at the
beginning of each phase for ABRA teachers (phase 1 experimental and
phase 2 delayed ABRA). Teachers were provided with teaching materials
including a tentative ABRA curriculum developed to align with the
Kenyan English Language requirements for year 1 and 3 students. Results
showed that although there was no significant difference between
the groups in vocabulary-related subscales which include word reading
and meaning as well as sentence comprehension, students in ABRACADABRA
classes improved their scores at a significantly higher rate
than students in control classes in comprehension related scores. An
average student in the ABRACADABRA group improved by 12 and
16 percentile points respectively compared to their counterparts in the
control group.
KW  - ABRACADABRA
KW  - Early Literacy
KW  - Achievement
KW  - Teachers
KW  - Learners
Y1  - 2015
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-82856
SN  - 1868-0844
SN  - 2191-1940
IS  - 7
SP  - 319
EP  - 326
PB  - Universitätsverlag Potsdam
CY  - Potsdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Ohrndorf, Laura
T1  - Assignments in Computer Science Education
BT  - Results of an Analysis of Textbooks, Curricula and other Resources
JF  - KEYCIT 2014 - Key Competencies in Informatics and ICT
N2  - In this paper we describe the recent state of our research
project concerning computer science teachers’ knowledge on students’
cognition. We did a comprehensive analysis of textbooks, curricula
and other resources, which give teachers guidance to formulate assignments.
In comparison to other subjects there are only a few concepts
and strategies taught to prospective computer science teachers in university.
We summarize them and given an overview on our empirical
approach to measure this knowledge.
KW  - Pedagogical content knowledge
KW  - computer science teachers
KW  - students’ knowledge
KW  - students’ conceptions
Y1  - 2015
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-82868
SN  - 1868-0844
SN  - 2191-1940
IS  - 7
SP  - 327
EP  - 333
PB  - Universitätsverlag Potsdam
CY  - Potsdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Or-Bach, Rachel
T1  - Programming for Non-Programmers
BT  - Fostering Comprehension Capabilities by Employing a PRS
JF  - KEYCIT 2014 - Key Competencies in Informatics and ICT
N2  - The study reported in this paper involved the employment
of specific in-class exercises using a Personal Response System (PRS).
These exercises were designed with two goals: to enhance students’
capabilities of tracing a given code and of explaining a given code in
natural language with some abstraction. The paper presents evidence
from the actual use of the PRS along with students’ subjective impressions
regarding both the use of the PRS and the special exercises. The
conclusions from the findings are followed with a short discussion on
benefits of PRS-based mental processing exercises for learning programming
and beyond.
KW  - Novice programmers
KW  - comprehension
KW  - tracing
KW  - personal response systems
Y1  - 2015
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-82875
SN  - 1868-0844
SN  - 2191-1940
IS  - 7
SP  - 335
EP  - 342
PB  - Universitätsverlag Potsdam
CY  - Potsdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Preston, Christina
A1  - Younie, Sarah
T1  - Mentoring in a Digital World
BT  - What are the Issues?
JF  - KEYCIT 2014 - Key Competencies in Informatics and ICT
N2  - This paper focuses on the results of the evaluation of the first
pilot of an e-mentoring unit designed by the Hands-On ICT consortium,
funded by the EU LLL programme. The overall aim of this two-year
activity is to investigate the value for professional learning of Massive
Online Open Courses (MOOCs) and Community Online Open Courses
(COOCs) in the context of a ‘community of practice’. Three units in the
first pilot covered aspects of using digital technologies to develop creative
thinking skills. The findings in this paper relate to the fourth unit
about e-mentoring, a skill that was important to delivering the course
content in the other three units. Findings about the e-mentoring unit
included: the students’ request for detailed profiles so that participants
can get to know each other; and, the need to reconcile the different
interpretations of e-mentoring held by the participants when the course
begins. The evaluators concluded that the major issues were that: not all
professional learners would self-organise and network; and few would
wish to mentor their colleagues voluntarily. Therefore, the e-mentoring
issues will need careful consideration in pilots two and three to identify
how e-mentoring will be organised.
KW  - MOOCs
KW  - e-mentoring
KW  - professional development
KW  - ICT skills
KW  - user-centred
Y1  - 2015
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-82895
SN  - 1868-0844
SN  - 2191-1940
IS  - 7
SP  - 343
EP  - 350
PB  - Universitätsverlag Potsdam
CY  - Potsdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Przybylla, Mareen
A1  - Romeike, Ralf
T1  - Key Competences with Physical Computing
JF  - KEYCIT 2014 - Key Competencies in Informatics and ICT
N2  - Physical computing covers the design and realization of interactive
objects and installations and allows students to develop concrete,
tangible products of the real world that arise from the learners’
imagination. This way, constructionist learning is raised to a level that
enables students to gain haptic experience and thereby concretizes the
virtual. In this paper the defining characteristics of physical computing
are described. Key competences to be gained with physical computing
will be identified.
KW  - Defining characteristics of physical computing
KW  - key competences in physical computing
KW  - physical computing tools
Y1  - 2015
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-82904
SN  - 1868-0844
SN  - 2191-1940
IS  - 7
SP  - 351
EP  - 361
PB  - Universitätsverlag Potsdam
CY  - Potsdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Reynolds, Nicholas
A1  - Swainston, Andrew
A1  - Bendrups, Faye
T1  - Music Technology and Computational Thinking
BT  - Young People displaying Competence
JF  - KEYCIT 2014 - Key Competencies in Informatics and ICT
N2  - A project involving the composition of a number of pieces
of music by public participants revealed levels of engagement with and
mastery of complex music technologies by a number of secondary student
volunteers. This paper reports briefly on some initial findings of
that project and seeks to illuminate an understanding of computational
thinking across the curriculum.
KW  - Computational Thinking
KW  - Music Technology
KW  - ICT Competence
KW  - Young People
Y1  - 2015
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-82913
SN  - 1868-0844
SN  - 2191-1940
IS  - 7
SP  - 363
EP  - 370
PB  - Universitätsverlag Potsdam
CY  - Potsdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Sysło, Maciej M.
A1  - Kwiatkowska, Anna Beata
T1  - Think logarithmically!
JF  - KEYCIT 2014 - Key Competencies in Informatics and ICT
N2  - We discuss here a number of algorithmic topics which we
use in our teaching and in learning of mathematics and informatics to
illustrate and document the power of logarithm in designing very efficient
algorithms and computations – logarithmic thinking is one of the
most important key competencies for solving real world practical problems.
We demonstrate also how to introduce logarithm independently
of mathematical formalism using a conceptual model for reducing a
problem size by at least half. It is quite surprising that the idea, which
leads to logarithm, is present in Euclid’s algorithm described almost
2000 years before John Napier invented logarithm.
KW  - Logarithm
KW  - binary search
KW  - binary representation
KW  - exponentiation
KW  - Euclid’s algorithm
KW  - Fibonacci numbers
KW  - divide and conquer
KW  - complexity
Y1  - 2015
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-82923
SN  - 1868-0844
SN  - 2191-1940
IS  - 7
SP  - 371
EP  - 380
PB  - Universitätsverlag Potsdam
CY  - Potsdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Zieris, Holger
A1  - Gerstberger, Herbert
A1  - Müller, Wolfgang
T1  - Using Arduino-Based Experiments to Integrate Computer Science Education and Natural Science
JF  - KEYCIT 2014 - Key Competencies in Informatics and ICT
N2  - Current curricular trends require teachers in Baden-
Wuerttemberg (Germany) to integrate Computer Science (CS) into
traditional subjects, such as Physical Science. However, concrete guidelines
are missing. To fill this gap, we outline an approach where a
microcontroller is used to perform and evaluate measurements in the
Physical Science classroom.
Using the open-source Arduino platform, we expect students to acquire
and develop both CS and Physical Science competencies by using a
self-programmed microcontroller. In addition to this combined development
of competencies in Physical Science and CS, the subject matter
will be embedded in suitable contexts and learning environments,
such as weather and climate.
KW  - Computer Science Education
KW  - Natural Science Education
KW  - Inquiry-based Learning
KW  - Physical Science
KW  - Measurement
KW  - Arduino
KW  - Sensors
Y1  - 2015
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-82938
SN  - 1868-0844
SN  - 2191-1940
IS  - 7
SP  - 381
EP  - 389
PB  - Universitätsverlag Potsdam
CY  - Potsdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Büchner, Steffen
T1  - Empirical and Normative Research on Fundamental Ideas of Embedded System Development
JF  - KEYCIT 2014 - Key Competencies in Informatics and ICT
KW  - Theory
KW  - Embedded Systems
KW  - Fundamental Ideas
Y1  - 2015
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-82949
SN  - 1868-0844
SN  - 2191-1940
IS  - 7
SP  - 393
EP  - 396
PB  - Universitätsverlag Potsdam
CY  - Potsdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Opel, Simone
T1  - On the Way to a “General Model of Contextualised Computer Science Education”
BT  - A Criteria-based Comparison of “Computer Science in Context” and the Concept of “Learning Fields”
JF  - KEYCIT 2014 - Key Competencies in Informatics and ICT
KW  - Vocational Education
KW  - Secondary Education
KW  - Computer Science Education
KW  - Learning Fields
KW  - Contextualisation
KW  - Computer Science in Context
KW  - Activity-orientated Learning
Y1  - 2015
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-82953
SN  - 1868-0844
SN  - 2191-1940
IS  - 7
SP  - 397
EP  - 400
PB  - Universitätsverlag Potsdam
CY  - Potsdam
ER  -