Informatics in Schools. Beyond Bits and Bytes: Nurturing Informatics Intelligence in Education [electronic resource] : 16th International Conference on Informatics in Schools: Situation, Evolution, and Perspectives, ISSEP 2023, Lausanne, Switzerland, October 23–25, 2023, Proceedings / edited by Jean-Philippe Pellet, Gabriel Parriaux.

Education and Awareness for Artificial Intelligence -- What is AI-PACK? Outline of AI competencies for teaching with DPACK -- Implementing a Portable Learning Lab on Artificial Intelligence: It's AI in a Box! -- Investigating the Role of ChatGPT in Supporting Text-Based Programming Education for Students and Teachers -- All Green: How Different Age Groups Solved the Same Bebras Task -- Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Bebras Computational Thinking Challenge: Comparing numbers, examining reasons and investigating recommendations -- The Function of Note-Taking in Problem Solving in the Computer Science Escape Game Room -- An Exploratory Investigation on High-School Students’ Understanding of Threads -- Combining Models to Orchestrate an Instructional Scenario Fostering Computational Thinking in Educational Robotics -- Teachers' Knowledge in Informatics---Exploring Educational Robotics Resources Through the Lens of Textual Data Analysis -- Reshaping Unplugged Computer Science Workshops for Primary School Education -- Evaluating the New Secondary CS Curriculum in the Netherlands - The Teachers’ Perspective -- Navigating the Implementation of the Curriculum Digital Education in Austrian Secondary Schools: Challenges and Teacher Perspectives -- Bridging the Gap: Infusing Natural Science Classes with Computer Science Concepts and Skills.

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This book constitutes the proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Informatics in Schools: Situation, Evolution and Perspectives, ISSEP 2023, held in Lausanne, Switzerland, during October 23–25, 2023. The 14 full papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 47 submissions. They are organized in four topical sections named: artificial intelligence and its applications; competitions, problem solving, and computational; robotics and unplugged modalities; and curricula and computer science concepts. This is an open access book.