The Bebras Contest in Austria – Do Personality, Self-concept and General Interests Play an Influential Role?

The Bebras (Beaver) contest aims at testing of and motivating for Informatics and Computer fluency, and as such it is designed to be a contest for all pupils between 8 and 19. But, does it really attract and favor all types of children likewise? This paper takes a closer look at different types of p...

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Published inInformatics in Schools. Fundamentals of Computer Science and Software Engineering pp. 283 - 294
Main Authors Bollin, Andreas, Demarle-Meusel, Heike, Kesselbacher, Max, Mößlacher, Corinna, Rohrer, Marianne, Sylle, Julia
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham Springer International Publishing
SeriesLecture Notes in Computer Science
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Bebras contest
Personality
Self-concept
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Summary:The Bebras (Beaver) contest aims at testing of and motivating for Informatics and Computer fluency, and as such it is designed to be a contest for all pupils between 8 and 19. But, does it really attract and favor all types of children likewise? This paper takes a closer look at different types of personality, self-concept and interests of the winners of the Bebras contest in Austria and discusses those factors that might contribute to a successful participation. It concludes with some recommendations that might help in increasing the number of participation at the event.
ISBN:9783030027490
303002749X
ISSN:0302-9743
1611-3349
DOI:10.1007/978-3-030-02750-6_22