Istraživanje učeničkog razumijevanja pojma liste i programskog koda liste u programskom jeziku Python

master's thesis

• Title (english): Investigating students' understanding of the concept of lists and list programming code in the Python programming language
• Author: Marija Duilo
• Mentor: Katarina Jeličić (mentor)
• Committee member: Katarina Jeličić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Željko Skoko (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Davor Horvatić (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Maja Planinić (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Tamara Nikšić (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Science; (Department of Physics); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2023-07-17, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: NATURAL SCIENCES; Physics

Abstract

Predmet informatike relativno je nov u školama i kao takav nije u potpunosti ustaljen. Način provođenja nastave, a i sam sadržaj informatike mijenja svakom novom spoznajom o potrebama i poteškoćama učenika. Nažalost, istraživanja vezanih za poteškoće s kojima se susreću srednjoškolski učenici vrlo je malo, a još je manje istraživanja o poteškoćama učenika za specifične dijelove gradiva. Upravo taj nedostatak istraživanja pokušava se popuniti ovim radom. U ovom su radu prikazani rezultati istraživanja provedenoga na 304 učenika drugog razreda srednje škole s ciljem otkrivanja poteškoća s kojima se učenici susreću pri radu s listama u programskom jeziku Pythonu. Iz rezultata testa sastavljenog od 22 zadatka višestrukog odabira uočene su specifične poteškoće s kojima se ispitani učenici susreću. Rezultati ovog istraživanja pokazuju da učenici imaju poteškoće poput nepoznavanja indeksacije liste, poteškoće pri množenju liste cijelim brojem te velikim dijelom imaju problema prilikom korištenja nekih od ugrađenih specijalnih funkcija vezanih za liste. Osim poteškoća usko vezanih za liste istaknule su se neke poteškoće iz prethodno obrađenog srednjoškolskog sadržaja (petlje i grananja). To može služiti kao dobar poticaj za provođenje budućih istraživanja. Rezultati ovog istraživanja mogu služiti kao smjernice sadašnjim i budućim nastavnicima informatike u poboljšanju i unapređenju nastave informatike u njihovim učionicama.

Abstract (english)

Computer science is a relatively new subject in schools and as such is not fully established.
The way of conducting classes, as well as the content of computer science itself, changes
with every new knowledge about the needs and difficulties that the students are faced with.
Unfortunately, there is very little research related to the difficulties faced by high school
students, and there is even lessresearch on students' difficulties in specific parts of the course
material. It is precisely this lack of research that this thesis tries to modestly fill. This thesis
presents the results of research conducted on 304 second-grade gymnasium students with
the aim of discovering the difficulties students encounter when working with lists in the
Python programming language. From the results of the test composed of 22 multiple-choice
items, some students' difficulties were observed. The results of this research show that
students have difficulties with understanding how lists are indexed, they showed difficulties
with multiplying a list by an integer, and to a large extent, they have problems with using
some of the built-in special functionsrelated to lists. In addition to difficulties closely related
to lists, some difficulties related to previously learned material such as loops and branching
were noticed, which can serve as a good incentive for conducting future research. The results
of this research can be used as a guideline for current and future computer science teachers
in improving and advancing the teaching in their classrooms.

• Keywords: informatika; gimnazija; Python; lista; poteškoće učenika
• Keywords (english): computer science; gymnasium; Python; list; students' difficulties
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:217:485961
• Study programme: Title: The Integrated University Undergraduate and Graduate Programme in Physics and Computer Science Education; specializations in: Physics and informatics; Course: Physics and informatics; Study programme type: university; Study level: integrated undergraduate and graduate; Academic / professional title: sveučilišni magistar edukacije fizike i informatike (sveučilišni magistar edukacije fizike i informatike)
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• Created on: 2024-02-15 13:30:42