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Josef Guggemos; Roman Rietsche; Stephan Aier; Jannis Strecker; Simon Mayer – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2024
Technological advancements, particularly in artificial intelligence, significantly transform our society and work practices. Computational thinking (CT) has emerged as a crucial 21st-century skill, enabling individuals to solve problems more effectively through an automation-oriented perspective and fundamental concepts of computer science. To…
Descriptors: Computation, Thinking Skills, 21st Century Skills, Test Construction
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Gasparinatou, Alexandra; Grigoriadou, Maria – Educational Psychology, 2013
In this study, we examine the effect of background knowledge and local cohesion on learning from texts. The study is based on construction-integration model. Participants were 176 undergraduate students who read a Computer Science text. Half of the participants read a text of maximum local cohesion and the other a text of minimum local cohesion.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Computer Science, Textbooks
Bryfczynski, Samuel Paul – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This dissertation describes a novel intelligent tutoring system, BeSocratic, which aims to help fill the gap between simple multiple-choice systems and free-response systems. BeSocratic focuses on targeting questions that are free-form in nature yet defined to the point which allows for automatic evaluation and analysis. The system includes a set…
Descriptors: Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Multiple Choice Tests, Feedback (Response), Questioning Techniques
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Tekinarslan, Erkan – Journal of Information Technology Education: Research, 2013
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of screencasts on the Turkish undergraduate students' achievement and knowledge acquisitions in spreadsheet applications. The methodology of the study is based on a pretest-posttest experimental design with a control group. A total of 66 undergraduate students in two groups (n = 33 in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Spreadsheets, Teaching Methods, Pretests Posttests
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Luxton-Reilly, Andrew; Denny, Paul – Computer Science Education, 2010
We present an innovative pedagogical approach that we call "constructive evaluation," which shifts students from being consumers of knowledge to participants in a community of peers engaged in actively producing and sharing knowledge. Students are required to author a question that assesses one or more of the learning outcomes of a course. In…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Learning Theories, Item Banks, Educational Resources
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Ko, C. C.; Cheng, C. D. – Computers & Education, 2008
Electronic examination systems, which include Internet-based system, require extremely complicated installation, configuration and maintenance of software as well as hardware. In this paper, we present the design and development of a flexible, easy-to-use and secure examination system (e-Test), in which any commonly used computer can be used as a…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Computers, Program Effectiveness, Examiners