"Something that Happens Each Day" - Students' Explanations of What Algorithms Are
Landman, Martina; Kohn, Tobias
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1 Institut für Theoretische Informatik (ITI), Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
11 Institut für Theoretische Informatik (ITI), Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Abstract:
Algorithm is a highly abstract concept that is difficult to define
precisely, but has entered the public discourse. In addition to a
procedural knowledge about algorithms, we also need to ensure
pupils have a viable conceptual knowledge. We have collected short explanations of what an algorithm is from 58 pupils in 6th grade and analysed their answers. While there
is some understanding of algorithms as step-by-step procedures, we also found misconceptions such as a strong emphasis on repetition.
precisely, but has entered the public discourse. In addition to a
procedural knowledge about algorithms, we also need to ensure
pupils have a viable conceptual knowledge. We have collected short explanations of what an algorithm is from 58 pupils in 6th grade and analysed their answers. While there
is some understanding of algorithms as step-by-step procedures, we also found misconceptions such as a strong emphasis on repetition.
| Zugehörige Institution(en) am KIT | Institut für Theoretische Informatik (ITI) |
| Publikationstyp | Proceedingsbeitrag |
| Publikationsdatum | 03.07.2024 |
| Sprache | Englisch |
| Identifikator | ISBN: 979-84-00-70600-4 ISSN: 1942-647X KITopen-ID: 1000172834 |
| Erschienen in | Proceedings of the 2024 Conference : Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education V.1, Mailand, 8th-10th July 2024 |
| Veranstaltung | 29th Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education (ITiCSE 2024), Mailand, Italien, 08.07.2024 – 10.07.2024 |
| Verlag | Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) |
| Seiten | 199 – 205 |
| Serie | 1 |
| Nachgewiesen in | Scopus |