On collaboratively conveying computer science to pupils

Authors:
Erika Ábrahám;Nadine Bergner;Philipp Brauner;Florian Corzilius;Nils Jansen;Thiemo Leonhardt;Ulrich Loup;Johanna Nellen;Ulrik Schroeder
Affiliations:
RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany;RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany;RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany;RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany;RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany;RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany;RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany;RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany;RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
Venue:
Proceedings of the 11th Koli Calling International Conference on Computing Education Research
Year:
2011

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Abstract

Though there is an increasing need for computer scientists in our society, gifted young people with strong mathematical background, who would be well-suited for a study of computer science, often do not consider this choice because they have a wrong picture of computer science in mind. In this paper we present a new concept of collaborative learning to introduce high-school students to the field of theoretical computer science. In particular, we choose the demanding field of real-time systems in order to illustrate the applicability of theoretical methods on real-world systems. Statistical results show that with our concept we are able to point out the manifoldness, beauty and challenge of this scientific area and can convince high-school students to consider computer science as a choice of study.