Designing a Pedagogical Framework for Developing Abstraction Skills
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Marjahan Begum, Julia Crossley, Filip Strömbäck, Eleni Akrida, Isaac Alpizar-Chacon, Abigail Evans, Joshua B. Gross, Pontus Haglund, Violetta Lonati, Chandrika Satyavolu, Sverrir ThorgeirssonAuthors Info & Claims
Abstract
Abstraction is a fundamental skill and concept in computer science and it is also a difficult skill to teach. The purpose of the working group is to analyse different perspectives of abstraction's conceptualisation and ways of teaching the skill. Therefore as a result of the working group we will be first identifying how abstraction is discussed and defined in key literature. As a team we will agree on the perspectives and models we will like to explore in teaching context. Finally we will work with computing educators and computing education researchers to design a pedagogical framework that will enable the development of the abstraction skills.
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