Information Encoding in Computer Science Education Using the Cup Song

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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Titel des SammelwerksEDUCON 2024 - IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference, Proceedings
Herausgeber (Verlag)IEEE Computer Society
ISBN (elektronisch)9798350394023
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 2024
Veranstaltung15th IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference, EDUCON 2024 - Kos Island, Griechenland
Dauer: 8 Mai 202411 Mai 2024

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NameIEEE Global Engineering Education Conference, EDUCON
ISSN (Print)2165-9559
ISSN (elektronisch)2165-9567

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Problem solving plays a central role in computer science classes, whereby the problems to be analyzed are often already available in encoded form. The initial process where the learners have to parse information into symbols using adequate representations, has hardly been considered systematically so far. However, encoding development is essential for the understanding of sign processes and for general education. This paper therefore presents the development and evaluation of a teaching unit called 'Cup Song Encoding' designed to model information encoding using a percussion song as an example. It simultaneously imparts coding theory concepts and fosters Computational Thinking of students. The material of the teaching unit is available online. The teaching unit was successfully tested with over 200 students in different age groups in K-12 during which the students' solutions were recorded and examined. The outcomes of the unit demonstrate the potential for encoding modeling to be a valuable addition to K-12 computer science education. The results also show how Computational Thinking methods can be integrated in computer science classes.

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Information Encoding in Computer Science Education Using the Cup Song. / Buttke, Heike; Krugel, Johannes.
EDUCON 2024 - IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference, Proceedings. IEEE Computer Society, 2024. (IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference, EDUCON).

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Buttke, H & Krugel, J 2024, Information Encoding in Computer Science Education Using the Cup Song. in EDUCON 2024 - IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference, Proceedings. IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference, EDUCON, IEEE Computer Society, 15th IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference, EDUCON 2024, Kos Island, Griechenland, 8 Mai 2024. https://doi.org/10.1109/EDUCON60312.2024.10578599
Buttke, H., & Krugel, J. (2024). Information Encoding in Computer Science Education Using the Cup Song. In EDUCON 2024 - IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference, Proceedings (IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference, EDUCON). IEEE Computer Society. https://doi.org/10.1109/EDUCON60312.2024.10578599
Buttke H, Krugel J. Information Encoding in Computer Science Education Using the Cup Song. in EDUCON 2024 - IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference, Proceedings. IEEE Computer Society. 2024. (IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference, EDUCON). doi: 10.1109/EDUCON60312.2024.10578599
Buttke, Heike ; Krugel, Johannes. / Information Encoding in Computer Science Education Using the Cup Song. EDUCON 2024 - IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference, Proceedings. IEEE Computer Society, 2024. (IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference, EDUCON).
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