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Direct linkHazzan, Orit; Hadar, Irit – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 2005
This article presents research on students' understanding of basic concepts in Graph Theory. Students' understanding is analyzed through the lens of the theoretical framework of reducing abstraction (Hazzan, 1999). As it turns out, in spite of the relative simplicity of the concepts that are introduced in the introductory part of a traditional…
Descriptors: Science Curriculum, Computer Science Education, Abstract Reasoning, Foreign Countries
Armoni, Michal; Gal-Ezer, Judith – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 2006
Nondeterminism is an essential concept in mathematics and one of the important concepts in computer science. It is also among the most abstract ones. Thus, many students find it difficult to cope with. In this article, we describe some didactic considerations, which guided the development of a "Computational Models" course for high school…
Descriptors: Computer Science, Student Attitudes, High School Students, Mathematical Concepts
