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Processes of Abstraction and Representation: An Initial Exploration.

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ITiCSE 2023: Proceedings of the 2023 Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education V. 2

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https://doi.org/10.1145/3587103.3594148

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Three classifications of abstraction are presented and expanded on: Reductive, Constructive and Contextual. The associated process of Representation is linked to these abstractive processes. A short pilot study is described. It is found that students chose to articulate their abstractive process in a range of ways most familiar to them.

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ITiCSE 2023: Proceedings of the 2023 Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education V. 2

June 2023

694 pages

ISBN:9798400701399

DOI:10.1145/3587103

General Chairs:
Mikko-Jussi Laakso
University of Turku, Finland
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Mattia Monga
University of Milan, Italy
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Program Chairs:
Simon
Unaffiliated, Australia
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Judithe Sheard
Monash University, Australia

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