Introducing Nondeterminism

Autor/inn/en	Armoni, Michal; Gal-Ezer, Judith
Titel	Introducing Nondeterminism
Quelle	In: Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 25 (2006) 4, S.325-359 (35 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0731-9258
Schlagwörter	Computer Science; Student Attitudes; High School Students; Mathematical Concepts; Comprehension; Secondary School Mathematics; College Mathematics; Abstract Reasoning; Computer Science Education; Logical Thinking; Computation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Informatik; Schülerverhalten; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Verstehen; Verständnis; Abstraktes Denken; Denken; Computer science lessons; Informatikunterricht
Abstract	Nondeterminism is an essential concept in mathematics and one of the important concepts in computer science. It is also among the most abstract ones. Thus, many students find it difficult to cope with. In this article, we describe some didactic considerations, which guided the development of a "Computational Models" course for high school students, a course in which the concept of nondeterminism is introduced. Some of these considerations are relevant to college and university students as well. We also discuss students' perceptions of nondeterminism and their achievements in this area. Our findings show that many students prefer to avoid nondeterminism, even when it can significantly simplify the solution's design process. We analyze and categorize the students' solutions, thus shedding light on their perceptions of the abstract concept of nondeterminism. (Contains 29 figures.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10