Competence descriptions for informatics education-using the example of logic programming

ISSN： 1360-2357

Source： Education and Information Technologies, Vol.18, Iss.2, 2013-06, pp. : 193-204

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Abstract

The competence orientation is indispensible for a good learning and teaching process. Competence descriptions are very important for researchers, teachers and learners. They specify what learners are expected to achieve in a course, they form the basis for teachers to design a course and specify for researchers which competencies should be measured. However, the current curricula in informatics are mostly input-orientated or lack descriptions of learning outcomes. Therefore, this article focuses on how to write competence descriptions. The chosen domain to exemplify this process is the domain of logic programming in upper secondary education. Based on a competence model for this domain different methods of describing competencies are outlined in detail and analysed. On the one hand experts can write competence descriptions. On the other hand expert interviews, module descriptions or schoolbook exercises can be used to formulate those. Furthermore, a new approach is presented. As a result of this research it is shown that learning outcomes for informatics views of logic programming are formulated.