The Applicability and Related Issues of Bebras Challenge in Informatics Education

The informatics in the 2015 revised national curriculum has established the identity as the core subject for the intelligent information society. However, while the nature, objective, scopes and contents, and achievement standards of the curriculum are systematic, there is a lack of research on effective teaching and learning, and assessment methods. This study analyzed the applicability of Bebras Challenge, which began in Lithuania in 2004 and has been attracting attention as a new informatics education model with 1.3 million students as participants in 2015 around the world. Furthermore this research presented related issues for the indigenization of Bebras Challenge. This study will be a basis for the research of teaching and learning, and assessment models as well as the spread of Bebras Challenge.