Demonstrating that computer science learning and teaching processes can
be fun, thought-provoking and stimulating, this unique textbook presents
both a conceptual framework and detailed implementation guidelines for
computer science (CS) teaching.
This highly-anticipated new edition has been updated with the latest
teaching approaches and trends, and includes 110 learning activities (of
which 15 are new). The content is clearly written and structured to be
applicable to all levels of CS education and for any teaching
organization, without limiting its focus to instruction of any specific
institution, curriculum, programming language or paradigm.
Topics and features: provides 110 detailed learning activities to be
facilitated in different class settings; 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 in class, homework and tests; investigates
thoroughly issues of lesson planning and course design; examines the
first field teaching experiences gained by CS teachers across different
training frameworks.
This preeminent textbook for CS teacher training programs draws on the
authors' experience gained from three decades of teaching and training
prospective and in-service CS teachers, as well as research in CS
education. Concise, thorough and easy-to-follow, the book is also
eminently suitable for use as a teaching guide for CS instructors at all
levels.
