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Block Model: an educational model of program comprehension as a tool for a scholarly approach to teaching

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ICER '08: Proceedings of the Fourth international Workshop on Computing Education Research

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https://doi.org/10.1145/1404520.1404535

Published: 06 September 2008 Publication History

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In this paper, the Block Model, an educational model of program comprehension, is introduced. Its use for planning and analyzing lessons on algorithms is evaluated in a qualitative study with prospective computer science teachers. In addition, the background of the model, its use in computer science education research and for developing competence models is discussed.

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Block Model: an educational model of program comprehension as a tool for a scholarly approach to teaching
1. Social and professional topics
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    1. Computing education
      1. Computing education programs
        Computer science education
        Information systems education

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