Informatics Education - The Bridge between Using and Understanding Computers, 2006 International Conference on Informatics in Secondary Schools - Evolution and Perspectives, ISSEP 2006, Vilnius, Lithuania, November 7-11, 2006, Proceedings Theoretical Computer Science and General Issues Series

The Spectrum of Informatics Education.- Evolution of the Cultural-Based Paradigm for Informatics Education in Secondary Schools – Two Decades of Lithuanian Experience.- Discovering Informatics Fundamentals Through Interactive Interfaces for Learning.- Contributing to General Education by Teaching Informatics.- Bridging the Gap Between School Computing and the “Real World”.- Programming Versus Application.- Databases as a Tool of General Education.- Handling the Diversity of Learners’ Interests by Putting Informatics Content in Various Contexts.- Computer Science in English High Schools: We Lost the S, Now the C Is Going.- Teaching Computing in Secondary Schools in a Dynamic World: Challenges and Directions.- Teaching Algorithmics and Programming.- Functions, Objects and States: Teaching Informatics in Secondary Schools.- From Intuition to Programme.- On Novices’ Local Views of Algorithmic Characteristics.- Learning Computer Programming with Autonomous Robots.- A Master Class Software Engineering for Secondary Education.- Algorithmic Thinking: The Key for Understanding Computer Science.- Issues of Selecting a Programming Environment for a Programming Curriculum in General Education.- Object-Oriented Programming at Upper Secondary School for Advanced Students.- The Role of ICT-Education.- Informatics Education at Austria’s Lower Secondary Schools Between Autonomy and Standards.- Development of an Integrated Informatics Curriculum for K-12 in Korea.- Contribution of Informatics Education to Mathematics Education in Schools.- Exams and Competitions.- Evolution of Informatics Maturity Exams and Challenge for Learning Programming.- Objective Scoring for Computing Competition Tasks.- Teacher Education and School Development.- Modelling and Evaluating ICT Courses for Pre-service Teachers: What Works and How It Works?.- Sustaining Local Identity, Control and Ownership While Integrating Technology into School Learning.- eLearning.- Designing Digital Technologies for Layered Learning.- ePortfolios in Australian Schools: Supporting Learners’ Self-esteem, Multiliteracies and Reflection on Learning.- Metacognition in Web-Based Learning Activities.- Development of Modern e-Learning Services for Lithuanian Distance Education Network LieDM.- Localization and Internationalization of Web-Based Learning Environment.