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6. Learners’ Alternative Conceptions

Authors : Orit Hazzan, Tami Lapidot, Noa Ragonis

Published in: Guide to Teaching Computer Science

Publisher: Springer London

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Abstract

This chapter focuses on learners’ alternative conceptions. Since prospective teachers in general, and prospective computer science teachers in particular, face difficulties in gaining the notion of alternative conceptions, it is important to address this issue in the MTCS course and to deliver the message that a learning opportunity exists in each pupils’ mistake (or misunderstanding). Several pedagogical tools for exposing learners’ alternative conceptions are presented as well as three activities to be facilitated in the MTCS course.

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Footnotes
1
An illustrative metaphor compares the repetition of the question to bouncing a ball back to the pupil, letting the pupil be “in charge” of the ball (in our case, question).
 
2
Based on Lapidot and Hazzan (2003).
 
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Haberman B, Ben-David Kollikant Y (2001) Activating “black boxes” instead of opening “zippers”—A method of teaching novices basic CS concepts. SIGCSE Bull 33(3):41–44CrossRef
Lapidot T, Hazzan O (2003) Methods of Teaching Computer Science course for prospective teachers. Inroads—SIGCSE Bull 35(4):29–34
Shulman LS (1986) Those who understand: knowledge growth in teaching. Educ Res 15(2):4–14CrossRef
Metadata
Title
Learners’ Alternative Conceptions
Authors
Orit Hazzan
Tami Lapidot
Noa Ragonis
Copyright Year
2014
Publisher
Springer London
Book
Guide to Teaching Computer Science

Print ISBN: 978-1-4471-6629-0

Electronic ISBN: 978-1-4471-6630-6

Copyright Year: 2014

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6630-6_6

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