TY - GEN
T1 - Integrating interactive historical vignettes into learning of computer science concepts
AU - Ho, Yu Hsuan
AU - Hu, Chiu Fan
AU - Wu, Cheng Chih
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 IEEE.
PY - 2017/2/10
Y1 - 2017/2/10
N2 - This study developed three interactive historical vignettes (IHVs) to teach high school students computer science concepts. The three developed IHVs address the concepts of a compiler, high-level languages, and artificial intelligence respectively. The developed IHVs materials were delivered in a high school computer science course to evaluate its impact on students' learning, in terms of assessment, interest, as well as the nature of science. The study reveals that by applying the IHVs approach, students learned the computer science concepts better than students who used the traditional approach. Students showed positive attitudes toward IHVs activities and understood more about the nature of science.
AB - This study developed three interactive historical vignettes (IHVs) to teach high school students computer science concepts. The three developed IHVs address the concepts of a compiler, high-level languages, and artificial intelligence respectively. The developed IHVs materials were delivered in a high school computer science course to evaluate its impact on students' learning, in terms of assessment, interest, as well as the nature of science. The study reveals that by applying the IHVs approach, students learned the computer science concepts better than students who used the traditional approach. Students showed positive attitudes toward IHVs activities and understood more about the nature of science.
KW - computer science history
KW - interactive historical vignettes
KW - nature of science
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U2 - 10.1109/TALE.2016.7851834
DO - 10.1109/TALE.2016.7851834
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85015216272
T3 - Proceedings of 2016 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment and Learning for Engineering, TALE 2016
SP - 425
EP - 429
BT - Proceedings of 2016 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment and Learning for Engineering, TALE 2016
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 2016 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment and Learning for Engineering, TALE 2016
Y2 - 7 December 2016 through 9 December 2016
ER -