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Former member of staff [2016-10-01 - 2020-03-31]

Katerina Tsarava

 

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Former Projects

Coding to foster computational thinking through playing and creating - Hector Core Course „Verstehen wie Computer denken“

Learning analytics for sensor-based adaptive learning

Articles in refereed Journals

Tsarava, K., Moeller, K., & Ninaus, M. (2018). Training Computational Thinking through board games: The case of Crabs & Turtles. International Journal of Serious Games, 5(2), 25-44. https://dx.doi.org/10.17083/ijsg.v5i2.248 Open Access
 

Proceedings

Leifheit, L., Tsarava, K., Ninaus, M., Ostermann, K., Golle, J., Trautwein, U., & Moeller, K. (2020). SCAPA: Development of a Questionnaire Assessing Self-Concept and Attitudes Toward Programming. Proceedings of the 25th Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education - ITiCSE 2020 (pp. 138-144). New York, NY, USA: ACM. https://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3341525.3387415
 

Tsarava, K., Ninaus, M., Hannemann, T., Volná, K., Moeller, K., & Brom, C. (2020). Fostering knowledge of computer viruses among children: The effects of a lesson with a cartoon series. In Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), New York, NY, USA (Ed.), Proceedings of the 20th Koli Calling International Conference on Computing Education Research (Koli Calling '20). (p. Article 10, 1–9). https://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3428029.3428033
 

Appel, T., Sevcenko, N., Wortha, F., Tsarava, K., Moeller, K., Ninaus, M., Kasneci, E., & Gerjets, P. (2019). Predicting Cognitive Load in an Emergency Simulation Based on Behavioral and Physiological Measures. In W. Gao, H.M.L. Meng, M. Turk, S.R. Fussel, B. Schuller, Y. Song, & K. Yu (Eds.), Proceedings of the 21st ACM International Conference on Multimodal Interaction ICMI ’19 (pp. 154-163). New York, NY, USA: ACM. https://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3340555.3353735
 

Barrocas, R., Ninaus, M., Tsarava, K., Gawrilow, C., Lachmair, M., Roesch, S., & Moeller, K. (2019). Digits grasp digits: Numbers on your fingertips. Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies (EDULEARN19) (pp. 7165-7174). Barcelona, Valencia: IATED Academy. https://dx.doi.org/10.21125/edulearn.2019.1714
 

Leifheit, L., Tsarava, K., Moeller, K., Ostermann, K., Golle, J., Trautwein, U., & Ninaus, M. (2019). Development of a Questionnaire on Self-concept, Motivational Beliefs, and Attitude Towards Programming. Proceedings of WiPSCE ’19: Workshop in Primary and Secondary Computing Education (WiPSCE ’19) (Article No. 26). New York, NY, USA: ACM. https://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3361721.3361730
 

Ninaus, M., Tsarava, K., & Moeller, K. (2019). A Pilot Study on the Feasibility of Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment in Game-Based Learning Using Heart-Rate. Proceedings of Games and Learning Alliance conference (GALA 2019) - Lecture Notes in Computer Science (pp. 117-128). Springer. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-34350-7_12
 

Tsarava, K., & Leifheit, L. (2019). Computational Thinking with CS unplugged. In L. Cassone, M. Romero, T. Vieville, C. De Smet, & M. Ndiaye (Eds.), Proceedings of ANR #CreaMaker workshop: co-creativity, robotics and maker education (pp. 15-17). Nice, France: Université Côte d’Azur.
 

Tsarava, K., Leifheit, L., Ninaus, M., Román-González, M., Butz, M. V., Golle, J., Trautwein, U., & Moeller, K. (2019). Cognitive Correlates of Computational Thinking: Evaluation of a Blended Unplugged/Plugged-In Course. Proceedings of WiPSCE ’19: Workshop in primary and Secondary Computing Education (WiPSCE ’19) (Article No. 24). New York, NY, USA: ACM. https://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3361721.3361729
 

Tsarava, K., Moeller, K., & Ninaus, M. (2019). Board Games for Training Computational Thinking. Proceedings of Games and Learning Alliance conference (GALA 2018) - Lecture Notes in Computer Science. (pp. 90-100). Springer. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11548-7_9
 

Tsarava, K., Moeller, K., Pinkwart, N., Butz, M., Trautwein, U., & Ninaus, M. (2017). Training computational thinking: Game-based unplugged and plugged-in activities in primary school. Proceedings of the 11th European Conference on Game Based Learning (pp. 687-695). Reading, UK: Academic Conferences and Publishing International Limited.
 

Conference Contributions

Appel, T., Sevcenko, N., Wortha, F., Tsarava, K., Moeller, K., Ninaus, M., Kasneci, E., & Gerjets, P. (2019, October). Predicting cognitive load in an emergency simulation based on behavioral and physiological measures. 21st ACM International Conference on Multimodal Interaction (ICMI). Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. [Talk]
 

Barrocas, R., Ninaus, M., Tsarava, K., Gawrilow, C., Lachmair, M., Roesch, S., & Moeller, K. (2019, July). Digits grasp digits: Numbers on your fingertips. 11th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies (EDULEARN19). Palma, Spain. [Talk]
 

Leifheit, L., Tsarava, K., Moeller, K., & Ninaus, M. (2019, September). Hector Core Course: Verstehen wie Computer denken. Qualification Seminar. Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien, Tübingen. [Workshop Organisation]
 

Leifheit, L., Tsarava, K., Moeller, K., & Ninaus, M. (2019, February). Hector Core Course: Verstehen wie Computer denken. Qualification Seminar. Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien, Tübingen. [Workshop Organisation]
 

Leifheit, L., Tsarava, K., Moeller, K., Ostermann, K., Golle, J., Trautwein, U., & Ninaus, M. (2019, October). Development of a Questionnaire on Self-concept, Motivational Beliefs, and Attitude Towards Programming. 14th Workshop in Primary and Secondary Computing Education (WiPSCE). Glasgow, UK. [Talk]
 

Ninaus, M., Tsarava, K., & Moeller, K. (2019, November). A Pilot Study on the Feasibility of Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment in Game-Based Learning Using Heart-Rate. 8th International Games and Learning Alliance conference – GALA2019. Athens, Greece. [Talk]
 

Tsarava, K., & Leifheit, L. (2019, April). Computational Thinking with CS unplugged.ANR #CreaMaker workshop: co-creativity, robotics and maker education. ANR #CreaMaker workshop: co-creativity, robotics and maker education. Nice, France. [Talk]
 

Tsarava, K., & Leifheit, L. (2019, April). Computational Thinking with CS unplugged. Invited talk at ANR #CreaMaker workshop: co-creativity, robotics and maker education. Nice, France. [Talk]
 

Tsarava, K., Leifheit, L., Ninaus, M., Roman-Gonzalez, M., Golle, J., Trautwein, U., & Möller, K. (2019, October). Cognitive Correlates of Computational Thinking in Elementary School. 14th Workshop in Primary and Secondary Computing Education (WiPSCE). Glasgow, UK. [Talk]
 

Bieck, S. M., Barrocas, R., Krauss, D., & Tsarava, K. (2018, July). Wie macht lernen Spaß? Experimente zum spielerischen Lernen. Kinderuni Workshop. Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien, Tübingen. [Workshop Organisation]
 

Leifheit, L., Tsarava, K., Moeller, K., & Ninaus, M. (2018, September). Hector Core Course: Verstehen wie Computer denken. Qualification Seminar. Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien, Tübingen. [Workshop Organisation]
 

Tsarava, K., Leifheit, L., Moeller, K., & Ninaus, M. (2018, October). "Crabs & Turtles: A Series of Computational Adventures". 12th European Conference on Game Based Learning. Sophia Antipolis, France. [Talk]
 

Tsarava, K., Moeller, K., & Ninaus, M. (2018, July). Design and Game-Experience Evaluation of Three Games to Foster Computational Thinking. 2nd Virtual Environments: Current TOpics in Psychological Research (VECTOR) Workshop 2018. Tübingen. [Poster]
 

Tsarava, K., Moeller, K., & Ninaus, M. (2018, December). Board Games for Training Computational Thinking. 7th International Games and Learning Alliance conference – GALA2018. Palermo, Italy. [Talk]
 

Tsarava, K., Moeller, K., Pinkwart, N., Butz, M., Trautwein, U., & Ninaus, M. (2017, October). Training computational thinking: Game-based unplugged and plugged-in activities in primary school. 11th European Conference on Game Based Learning. Graz, Österreich. [Talk]
 

Katerina Tsarava
Katerina Tsarava