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Computer Science Education in North-Rhine Westphalia, Germany—A Case Study

Computer Science Education in North-Rhine Westphalia, Germany—A Case Study Computer Science Education in North-Rhine Westphalia, Germany--A Case Study MARIA KNOBELSDORF, New York University ¨ JOHANNES MAGENHEIM, Universitat Paderborn, Germany ¨ TORSTEN BRINDA, Universitat Duisburg-Essen, Germany ¨ DIETER ENGBRING, Universitat Paderborn, Germany ¨ LUDGER HUMBERT, Bergische Universitat Wuppertal, Germany ¨ ARNO PASTERNAK, Technische Universitat Dortmund, Germany ULRIK SCHROEDER, RWTH Aachen, Germany ¨ ¨ MARCO THOMAS, Universitat Munster, Germany ¨ ¨ JAN VAHRENHOLD, Universitat Munster, Germany In North-Rhine Westphalia, the most populated state in Germany, Computer Science (CS) has been taught in secondary schools since the early 1970s. This article provides an overview of the past and current situation of CS education in North-Rhine Westphalia, including lessons learned through efforts to introduce and to maintain CS in secondary education. In particular, we focus on the differential school system and the educational landscape of CS education, the different facets of CS teacher education, and CS education research programs and directions that are directly connected with these aspects. In addition, this report offers a rationale for including CS education in general education, which includes the educational value of CS for students in today's information and knowledge society. Through this article, we ultimately provide an overview of the significant elements that are http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png ACM Transactions on Computing Education (TOCE) Association for Computing Machinery

Computer Science Education in North-Rhine Westphalia, Germany—A Case Study

ACM Transactions on Computing Education (TOCE) , Volume 15 (2) – May 5, 2015

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Computer Science Education in North-Rhine Westphalia, Germany--A Case Study MARIA KNOBELSDORF, New York University ¨ JOHANNES MAGENHEIM, Universitat Paderborn, Germany ¨ TORSTEN BRINDA, Universitat Duisburg-Essen, Germany ¨ DIETER ENGBRING, Universitat Paderborn, Germany ¨ LUDGER HUMBERT, Bergische Universitat Wuppertal, Germany ¨ ARNO PASTERNAK, Technische Universitat Dortmund, Germany ULRIK SCHROEDER, RWTH Aachen, Germany ¨ ¨ MARCO THOMAS, Universitat Munster, Germany ¨ ¨ JAN VAHRENHOLD, Universitat Munster, Germany In North-Rhine Westphalia, the most populated state in Germany, Computer Science (CS) has been taught in secondary schools since the early 1970s. This article provides an overview of the past and current situation of CS education in North-Rhine Westphalia, including lessons learned through efforts to introduce and to maintain CS in secondary education. In particular, we focus on the differential school system and the educational landscape of CS education, the different facets of CS teacher education, and CS education research programs and directions that are directly connected with these aspects. In addition, this report offers a rationale for including CS education in general education, which includes the educational value of CS for students in today's information and knowledge society. Through this article, we ultimately provide an overview of the significant elements that are

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Association for Computing Machinery
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Copyright © 2015 by ACM Inc.
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1946-6226
DOI
10.1145/2716313
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Computer Science Education in North-Rhine Westphalia, Germany--A Case Study MARIA KNOBELSDORF, New York University ¨ JOHANNES MAGENHEIM, Universitat Paderborn, Germany ¨ TORSTEN BRINDA, Universitat Duisburg-Essen, Germany ¨ DIETER ENGBRING, Universitat Paderborn, Germany ¨ LUDGER HUMBERT, Bergische Universitat Wuppertal, Germany ¨ ARNO PASTERNAK, Technische Universitat Dortmund, Germany ULRIK SCHROEDER, RWTH Aachen, Germany ¨ ¨ MARCO THOMAS, Universitat Munster, Germany ¨ ¨ JAN VAHRENHOLD, Universitat Munster, Germany In North-Rhine Westphalia, the most populated state in Germany, Computer Science (CS) has been taught in secondary schools since the early 1970s. This article provides an overview of the past and current situation of CS education in North-Rhine Westphalia, including lessons learned through efforts to introduce and to maintain CS in secondary education. In particular, we focus on the differential school system and the educational landscape of CS education, the different facets of CS teacher education, and CS education research programs and directions that are directly connected with these aspects. In addition, this report offers a rationale for including CS education in general education, which includes the educational value of CS for students in today's information and knowledge society. Through this article, we ultimately provide an overview of the significant elements that are

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Published: May 5, 2015

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