Understanding of LO Domain Through Its Taxonomies

The aim of this chapter is to introduce and discuss a taxonomy-based framework to understand the CS LO domain in large. I motivate the need of such a framework by the following reasons: (1) LO domain is commonly recognized as the heart of e-learning in general; (2) the LO concept is accepted and its role well understood for teaching CS as well; (3) the LO domain is continuously evolving in horizontal (meaning in general) and vertical dimensions (meaning in CS); and (4) a taxonomy-based approach is fundamental in many aspects (knowledge and artefacts systemizing, standardizing, sharing, gaining and teaching). Here, within the introduced framework, we highlight and consider (to some extent only) the following tasks: (1) concept-based modelling and experimentation using a restricted database of literature sources (about 500) and (2) creation of ontology-based models among those concepts that are most likely relevant to our approach.

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