The group 'Computer Science Education - DDI' in the German Informatics Society (GI) provides a forum for topics in the field of computer science education.

In the group, questions from all education phases, university, school and economy are discussed, as far as they concern basic, advanced and further education in the area of computer science. The group considers its own research discipline 'Computer Science Education' as a discpline of computer science, where it contributes to assuring the quality of computer science education processes, also with regard to well-founded media education. It is required to design, further develop and evaluate appropriate content, methodological and media concepts for computer science in schools and universities and thus to make a contribution to educational research. Computer science education fullfils this task by orienting itself towards scientific developments, analysing them and selecting and processing relevant aspects from didactic points of view. The analysis of educational practice and the feedback with its theory development also belong to its tasks.

The department sees itself as a place of discussion for CS education research that provides innovative impulses for the practice of CS education. The department was founded on 12 April 2002 at the University of Paderborn (cf. policy paper 'concept of the group').

In accordance with the GI statutes, the group is headed by a steering committee which has elected two spokespersons to represent the group within and outside the GI:

• Prof. Dr. Ira Diethelm, University of Oldenburg
• Prof. Dr. Ralf Romeike, Free University of Berlin

Membership in the group „Computer Science Education“ is subject to a fee according to the decision of the founding meeting.

The annual fee for GI members is usually 15 Euro (for discounts and further regulations see the registration form).

As a non-member of the GI you have the possibility to become an associate member of the group. The fee is then 20.00 Euro regular and 10.00 Euro reduced (registration form for associated members).

For members of the group, the participation fee for workshops of the department is reduced by the amount of the annual fee. In addition, members of the department receive free of charge conference proceedings on topics related to computer science education.

Further information about membership in the GI: https://gi.de/mitgliedschaft/