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Papers by Hajnalka Torma

Research paper thumbnail of Using the Flipped Classroom Method in Primary Education Informatics Classes

It is not easy to be an Informatics teacher in a primary school in Hungary today: the low number ... more It is not easy to be an Informatics teacher in a primary school in Hungary today: the low number of Informatics lessons is accompanied by a huge material to be covered. The flipped classroom method could be a solution to overcome this situation. Flipping the classroom means that the instruction is delivered online outside of class, while the classes are dedicated to practice, active learning and problem solving activities. With the spread of mobile devices among students, the method could be implemented more widely. In my paper, I am going to shortly introduce the flipped classroom management method. Next, I am going to present how I used the method to teach the topic of Internet search to 6 th , 7 th , and 8 th grade students, where only the method of instruction was different, the practice tasks and available resources for students were the same. The effectiveness of the method was measured by a post test in both the flipped and control groups. The results of the test are going to be presented in the last part of the paper.

Research paper thumbnail of Hallgatói teljesítményértékelés az algoritmikus gondolkodás tükrében

Az informatikai gondolkodás (computational thinking) egyik alapköve az algoritmikus gondolkodás. ... more Az informatikai gondolkodás (computational thinking) egyik alapköve az algoritmikus gondolkodás. Ennek mérésére, fejlesztésére több irányzat is létezik. Egyik igen komoly és sokrétű elgondolás a számítógép nélkül, a gondolkodási sémákon keresztül történő megközelítés. Ilyen a nemzetközi Bebras kezdeményezés is. Kutatásunkban az Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem Informatika Karának angol nyelvű BSc-s hallgatóin keresztül arra kerestük a választ, hogy az első szemeszter tantárgyainak hatására mennyire változik a hallgatók algoritmikus gondolkodása, illetve az alapozó programozást támogató (Programming) kurzuson nyújtott teljesítmény milyen összefüggéseket mutat ezen változásokkal. A felméréshez a Bebras kezdeményezés feladatainak segítségével készítettük el felmérésünket, melynek alapjait és elsődleges eredményeit a cikkünkben foglaltuk össze

Research paper thumbnail of Using the Flipped Classroom Method in Primary Education Informatics Classes

It is not easy to be an Informatics teacher in a primary school in Hungary today: the low number ... more It is not easy to be an Informatics teacher in a primary school in Hungary today: the low number of Informatics lessons is accompanied by a huge material to be covered. The ipped classroom method could be a solution to overcome this situation. Flipping the classroom means that the instruction is delivered online outside of class, while the classes are dedicated to practice, active learning and problem solving activities. With the spread of mobile devices among students, the method could be implemented more widely. In my paper, I am going to shortly introduce the ipped classroom classroom management method. Next, I am going to present how I used the method to teach the topic of Internet search to 6, 7, and 8 Grade students, where only the method of instruction was di erent, the practice tasks and available resources for students were the same. The e ectiveness of the method was measured by a post test in both the ipped and control groups. The results of the test are going to be prese...

Research paper thumbnail of Introduction to Computational Thinking for University Students

Informatics in Schools. New Ideas in School Informatics

Research paper thumbnail of Using the Flipped Classroom Method in Primary Education Informatics Classes

Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Applied Informatics, 2017

It is not easy to be an Informatics teacher in a primary school in Hun- gary today: the low numbe... more It is not easy to be an Informatics teacher in a primary school in Hun-
gary today: the low number of Informatics lessons is accompanied by a huge material to be covered. The flipped classroom method could be a solution to overcome this situation. Flipping the classroom means that the instruction is delivered online outside of class, while the classes are dedicated to practice, active learning and problem solving activities. With the spread of mobile devices among students, the method could be implemented more widely. In my paper, I am going to shortly introduce the flipped classroom classroom management method. Next, I am going to present how I used the method to teach the topic of Internet search to 6th , 7th , and 8th Grade students, where only the method of instruction was dierent, the practice tasks and available resources for students were the same. The effectiveness of the method was measured by a post test in both the ipped and control groups. The results of the test are going to be presented in the last part of the paper.

Research paper thumbnail of Assessment in the Flipped Informatics Classroom

EDUCATION – TECHNOLOGY – COMPUTER SCIENCE IN BUILDING BETTER FUTURE, 2018

The usage of the flipped classroom/learning method in Informatics classes implies the reconsidera... more The usage of the flipped classroom/learning method in Informatics classes implies the reconsideration of the assessment methods. Due to the big amount of individual and small group work, it becomes difficult for the teacher to give immediate feedback on students’ work. Automatic assessment is a good solution to this problem. The automatic testing of programming tasks is not a new thing, and there have been tries to automatically assess the tasks related to the use of ICT applications. The focus of this paper is an automatic assessment method for spreadsheet tasks of the Hungarian school leaving exam in the LibreOffice software.

Research paper thumbnail of Computational thinking - could we bring it to Hungarian education?

Proceedings of XXIX. DidMatTech 2016, “New methods and technologies in education and practice” Conference, 2016

Computational thinking has become a popular term in the recent 8-10 years: many researchers and e... more Computational thinking has become a popular term in the recent 8-10 years: many researchers and educators have tried to give a definition of computational thinking, several university institutions have started to give courses in computational thinking, and quite a few countries have made an attempt to make computational thinking part of their curriculum. Today, one can hear a lot about AP Computer Science Principles and the online courses built upon it. Their aims are to improve secondary school students' general problems solving abilities, develop their creative thinking, and in general to prepare students for a world where computational thinking is a requirement. It is no question that these aims are desired in Hungary, as well. What can we learn from these attempts, and how could the Hungarian informatics education make a step towards those aims?

Research paper thumbnail of Using the Flipped Classroom Method in Primary Education Informatics Classes

It is not easy to be an Informatics teacher in a primary school in Hungary today: the low number ... more It is not easy to be an Informatics teacher in a primary school in Hungary today: the low number of Informatics lessons is accompanied by a huge material to be covered. The flipped classroom method could be a solution to overcome this situation. Flipping the classroom means that the instruction is delivered online outside of class, while the classes are dedicated to practice, active learning and problem solving activities. With the spread of mobile devices among students, the method could be implemented more widely. In my paper, I am going to shortly introduce the flipped classroom management method. Next, I am going to present how I used the method to teach the topic of Internet search to 6 th , 7 th , and 8 th grade students, where only the method of instruction was different, the practice tasks and available resources for students were the same. The effectiveness of the method was measured by a post test in both the flipped and control groups. The results of the test are going to be presented in the last part of the paper.

Research paper thumbnail of Hallgatói teljesítményértékelés az algoritmikus gondolkodás tükrében

Az informatikai gondolkodás (computational thinking) egyik alapköve az algoritmikus gondolkodás. ... more Az informatikai gondolkodás (computational thinking) egyik alapköve az algoritmikus gondolkodás. Ennek mérésére, fejlesztésére több irányzat is létezik. Egyik igen komoly és sokrétű elgondolás a számítógép nélkül, a gondolkodási sémákon keresztül történő megközelítés. Ilyen a nemzetközi Bebras kezdeményezés is. Kutatásunkban az Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem Informatika Karának angol nyelvű BSc-s hallgatóin keresztül arra kerestük a választ, hogy az első szemeszter tantárgyainak hatására mennyire változik a hallgatók algoritmikus gondolkodása, illetve az alapozó programozást támogató (Programming) kurzuson nyújtott teljesítmény milyen összefüggéseket mutat ezen változásokkal. A felméréshez a Bebras kezdeményezés feladatainak segítségével készítettük el felmérésünket, melynek alapjait és elsődleges eredményeit a cikkünkben foglaltuk össze

Research paper thumbnail of Using the Flipped Classroom Method in Primary Education Informatics Classes

It is not easy to be an Informatics teacher in a primary school in Hungary today: the low number ... more It is not easy to be an Informatics teacher in a primary school in Hungary today: the low number of Informatics lessons is accompanied by a huge material to be covered. The ipped classroom method could be a solution to overcome this situation. Flipping the classroom means that the instruction is delivered online outside of class, while the classes are dedicated to practice, active learning and problem solving activities. With the spread of mobile devices among students, the method could be implemented more widely. In my paper, I am going to shortly introduce the ipped classroom classroom management method. Next, I am going to present how I used the method to teach the topic of Internet search to 6, 7, and 8 Grade students, where only the method of instruction was di erent, the practice tasks and available resources for students were the same. The e ectiveness of the method was measured by a post test in both the ipped and control groups. The results of the test are going to be prese...

Research paper thumbnail of Introduction to Computational Thinking for University Students

Informatics in Schools. New Ideas in School Informatics

Research paper thumbnail of Using the Flipped Classroom Method in Primary Education Informatics Classes

Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Applied Informatics, 2017

It is not easy to be an Informatics teacher in a primary school in Hun- gary today: the low numbe... more It is not easy to be an Informatics teacher in a primary school in Hun-
gary today: the low number of Informatics lessons is accompanied by a huge material to be covered. The flipped classroom method could be a solution to overcome this situation. Flipping the classroom means that the instruction is delivered online outside of class, while the classes are dedicated to practice, active learning and problem solving activities. With the spread of mobile devices among students, the method could be implemented more widely. In my paper, I am going to shortly introduce the flipped classroom classroom management method. Next, I am going to present how I used the method to teach the topic of Internet search to 6th , 7th , and 8th Grade students, where only the method of instruction was dierent, the practice tasks and available resources for students were the same. The effectiveness of the method was measured by a post test in both the ipped and control groups. The results of the test are going to be presented in the last part of the paper.

Research paper thumbnail of Assessment in the Flipped Informatics Classroom

EDUCATION – TECHNOLOGY – COMPUTER SCIENCE IN BUILDING BETTER FUTURE, 2018

The usage of the flipped classroom/learning method in Informatics classes implies the reconsidera... more The usage of the flipped classroom/learning method in Informatics classes implies the reconsideration of the assessment methods. Due to the big amount of individual and small group work, it becomes difficult for the teacher to give immediate feedback on students’ work. Automatic assessment is a good solution to this problem. The automatic testing of programming tasks is not a new thing, and there have been tries to automatically assess the tasks related to the use of ICT applications. The focus of this paper is an automatic assessment method for spreadsheet tasks of the Hungarian school leaving exam in the LibreOffice software.

Research paper thumbnail of Computational thinking - could we bring it to Hungarian education?

Proceedings of XXIX. DidMatTech 2016, “New methods and technologies in education and practice” Conference, 2016

Computational thinking has become a popular term in the recent 8-10 years: many researchers and e... more Computational thinking has become a popular term in the recent 8-10 years: many researchers and educators have tried to give a definition of computational thinking, several university institutions have started to give courses in computational thinking, and quite a few countries have made an attempt to make computational thinking part of their curriculum. Today, one can hear a lot about AP Computer Science Principles and the online courses built upon it. Their aims are to improve secondary school students' general problems solving abilities, develop their creative thinking, and in general to prepare students for a world where computational thinking is a requirement. It is no question that these aims are desired in Hungary, as well. What can we learn from these attempts, and how could the Hungarian informatics education make a step towards those aims?