Test items for and misconceptions of competences in the domain of logic programming

• Main Author: Linck, Barbara
• Format: Others
• Language: English
• Published: Universität Potsdam 2013
• Subjects: competence; test items; misconceptions; informatics in upper secondary education; logic programming; Data processing Computer science
• Online Access: http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-64461; http://opus.kobv.de/ubp/volltexte/2013/6446/

Development of competence-oriented curricula is still an important theme in informatics education. Unfortunately informatics curricula, which include the domain of logic programming, are still input-orientated or lack detailed competence descriptions. Therefore, the development of competence model and of learning outcomes' descriptions is essential for the learning process in this domain. A prior research developed both. The next research step is to formulate test items to measure the described learning outcomes. This article describes this procedure and exemplifies test items. It also relates a test in school to the items and shows which misconceptions and typical errors are important to discuss in class. The test result can also confirm or disprove the competence model. Therefore, this school test is important for theoretical research as well as for the concrete planning of lessons. Quantitative analysis in school is important for evaluation and improvement of informatics education.