5th International Bebras Task Workshop

The 5th International Task Workshop of the Bebras Contest took place - for the fourth time! - in Pasvalys, Lithuania. From March 13 to 17, 2009, about 40 persons from 15 countries participated. Among the candidates for becoming new Bebras countries were Bulgaria, Finland, Italy, and Israel.

Part of the workshop was (on March 16) a small symposium on:

Teaching IT and Bebras Contest

Agenda:

1. Valentina Dagienė (Lithuania)
   International Bebras Contest on Informatics and Computer Fluency
2. Ries Kock, Willem van der Vegt (The Netherlands)
   Magic: How a Beavertask Can Open a Door to Lifelong Learning
3. Michael Weigend (Germany)
   Educational Standards in Germany and the Bebras Contest
4. Antonio Cartelli (Italy)
   The Evolution of IT and ICT Education in Italy and the Bebras Contest
5. Gerald Futschek (Austria)
   Some Gender Investigations on Solving Bebras Tasks
6. Peter Tomcsanyi (Slovakia)
   Beaver in Slovakia and a Few Thoughts about Task Difficulty
7. Timo Poranen (Finland)
   Experiences from Finland: Developing a Practise System and Remarks from Usability Tests
8. Rostyslav Shpakovych, Taras Shpot (Ukraine)
   Interactive Bebras Tasks as School Supply in Informatics
9. Indrek Zolk (Estonia)
   Beaver in Estonia: Facts and Experience