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OverviewThis textbook presents both a conceptual framework and detailed implementation guidelines for computer science (CS) teaching. Updated with the latest teaching approaches and trends, and expanded with new learning activities, the content of this new edition is clearly written and structured to be applicable to all levels of CS education and for any teaching organization. Features: provides 110 detailed learning activities; reviews curriculum and cross-curriculum topics in CS; explores the benefits of CS education research; describes strategies for cultivating problem-solving skills, for assessing learning processes, and for dealing with pupils’ misunderstandings; proposes active-learning-based classroom teaching methods, including lab-based teaching; discusses various types of questions that a CS instructor or trainer can use for a range of teaching situations; investigates thoroughly issues of lesson planning and course design; examines the first field teaching experiences gained by CS teachers. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Orit Hazzan , Tami Lapidot , Noa RagonisPublisher: Springer London Ltd Imprint: Springer London Ltd Edition: Softcover reprint of the original 2nd ed. 2014 Weight: 5.444kg ISBN: 9781447169048ISBN 10: 1447169042 Pages: 296 Publication Date: 14 October 2016 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsIntroduction – What Is This Guide About?.- Active Learning and the Active-Learning-Based Teaching Model.- Overview of the Discipline of Computer Science.- 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.- Integrated View at the MTCS Course Organization: The Case of Recursion.- Getting Experience in Computer Science Education.- Design of Methods of Teaching Computer Science Course.- High School Computer Science Teacher Preparation Programs.- Epilogue.ReviewsThis book represents a comprehensive collection of information that is suitable for all teachers and lecturers who deliver computer programming language courses. ... This is an excellent book for computer science educators, with a wealth of information that should be used by all teaching practitioners. ... I would recommend this book to all computer science educators and suggest it become mandatory reading for novice computer science teachers entering the classroom. (S. M. Godwin, Computing Reviews, June, 2015) Author InformationDr. Orit Hazzan is Professor and Head of the Department of Education in Science and Technology at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel. Dr. Hazzan’s other publications with Springer include Agile Anywhere – Essays on Agile Projects and Beyond (2014) and Agile Software Engineering (2008). Dr. Tami Lapidot is Executive Manager of Machshava – the Israeli National Center for Computer Science Teachers, Haifa, Israel. Dr. Noa Ragonis is Head of the Instructional Development Center and a computer science senior lecturer at Beit Berl College, and an adjacent senior lecturer at the Department of Education in Science and Technology, Technion. Dr. Ragonis’ publications include eight computer science high-school textbooks and teachers guides (in Hebrew). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |