Elizabeth Oldham
Biographic Data
| ID | 9258503 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elizabeth Oldham |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elizabeth |
| FAMILY NAME | Oldham |
| SIGNATURE | OLDHAM E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Trinity College Dublin |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The trajectory of computer science education policy in Ireland
The launch of a Computer Science curriculum specification in upper secondary schools in Ireland in 2018 was a landmark and a historic development in Irish education. Addressing the historical policy decisions adopted towards establishing the specification, this paper presents an analysis of developments from the 1970s as revealed in key policies and other documents. Positioning the policy change within the context of influences, context of policy…
Pedagogy and Processes for a Computer Programming Outreach Workshop—The Bridge to College Model
This paper describes a model for computer programming outreach workshops aimed at second-level students (ages 15-16). Participants engage in a series of programming activities based on the Scratch visual programming language, and a very strong group-based pedagogy is followed. Participants are not required to have any prior programming experience. An empirical evaluation was undertaken to evaluate to what extent the model was successful in: (1) g…
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Pedagogy and Processes for a Computer Programming Outreach Workshop—The Bridge to College Model
This paper describes a model for computer programming outreach workshops aimed at second-level students (ages 15-16). Participants engage in a series of programming activities based on the Scratch visual programming language, and a very strong group-based pedagogy is followed. Participants are not required to have any prior programming experience. An empirical evaluation was undertaken to evaluate to what extent the model was successful in: (1) g…
The trajectory of computer science education policy in Ireland
The launch of a Computer Science curriculum specification in upper secondary schools in Ireland in 2018 was a landmark and a historic development in Irish education. Addressing the historical policy decisions adopted towards establishing the specification, this paper presents an analysis of developments from the 1970s as revealed in key policies and other documents. Positioning the policy change within the context of influences, context of policy…
Computer Science (2 works) · Mathematics education (2 works) · Bridge (graph theory) (1 works) · Computer programming (1 works) · Context (archaeology) (1 works) · Curriculum (1 works) · Gender and Technology in Education (1 works) · Geography (1 works) · Global Educational Policies and Reforms (1 works) · Higher Education Learning Practices (1 works)