TACKLE 2019: Systems of Assessments for Computational Thinking Learning Workshop at EC-TEL 2019: 14th European Conference for Technology-Enhanced Learning Delft, Netherlands, September 17, 2019 |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=tackle2019 |
Submission deadline | July 1, 2019 |
Acceptance notification | July 15, 2019 |
Camera Ready Papers due | August 16, 2019 |
Computational thinking (CT) is nowadays considered as a key set of skills that must be acquired and developed by today’s generation of learners. There is now a consensus that CT should be taught not only in CS classrooms but also in the context of STEM and other subjects. For this reason, CT has recently been included among the educational goals.
CT assessment is one of the open challenges in order to reach this goal, since it not yet clear which aspects should be evaluated and how. The issue of assessment is critical, because assessment not only determines whether or not didactic goals are being met, but also drives the design of a curriculum. Several assessment approaches have been developed from different perspectives, but CT has been interpreted within the main perspective of programming skills, neglecting the possible generalization on other skills. Nevertheless, a curriculum that enhances the development of 21st-century skills needs technological and pedagogical underpinnings to create a “system of assessments” to measure cognitive, social, and programming skills/attitude.
This workshop provides the opportunity to the TEL researchers to discuss and share their ideas on CT assessment. Moreover, the workshop facilitates interdisciplinary collaboration among the participant researchers: CT assessment needs, in fact, to include not only technical and domain-specific skills, but also domain-independent meta-skills.
Submission Guidelines
The following paper categories are welcome:
- Full papers: description of novel theoretical, empirical or development work on CT assessment, including a substantial contribution to the field (up to 12 pages).
- Work in progress: ongoing research and current approaches on investigating the field, with initial insights for the community (up to 6 pages).
- Demos: prototypes, design studies, and tools for the support of CT assessment, which can be demoed and discussed (up to 3 pages).
Submissions will be handled through EasyChair (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=tackle2019). All contributions will be peer-reviewed by at least two members of the programme committee evaluating their originality, significance, and rigor. Accepted papers will be published in EUR-WS series which is (as a rule) indexed in SCOPUS and DBLP. More information about proceedings indexing can be found in CEUR-WS FAQ. The use of supplied LaTeX template is mandatory.
List of Topics
Topics of interest include but are not limited to:
Tools and techniques with technological underpinning for computational thinking assessment
- Visualization techniques,
- Learning analytics
- Recommender systems
Pedagogical underpinning for computational thinking assessment
- Computational thinking assessment methods (for STEM and other subjects),
- Relevant measurements for computational thinking assessment
- Experiences of integration of multiple assessment approaches to measure cognitive, social, and programming skills/attitude
Committees
Program Committee
- Ilenia Fronza, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy
- Claus Pahl, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy
- Tommi Mikkonen, University of Helsinki, Finland
- Luis Corral, ITESM Mexico
- TBD
Organizing committee
- Ilenia Fronza, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
- Claus Pahl, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to Ilenia Fronza: ilenia.fronza@unibz.it