Heidi Kaarto
 FM/MSc

Areas of expertise
computer science education; informatics education; computational thinking; Bebras Challenge

Research community or research topic
EDUCA Flagship. EDUCA-Doc Doctoral Pilot.

Biography

I'm a doctoral researcher in the Turku Research Institute for Learning Analytics. My field is computer science (or informatics) education. Currently, my research is about the annual Bebras Challenge on Informatics and Computational Thinking for primary and secondary school students. I coordinate the BeLLE Consortium where we promote international research collaboration on Bebras.



Publications
  • Analytical Methods and Tools for Evaluating the Development of Computational Thinking Abilities  (2025)  
    • International Journal of Education and Information Technologies
     Bilbao, Javier; Bravo, Eugenio; García, Olatz; Rebollar, Carolina; Laakso, Mikko-Jussi; Kaarto, Heidi; Lehtonen, Daranee; Parviainen, Marika; Jankauskienė, Asta; Pears, Arnold; Guven, Ismail; Gulbahar, Yasemin; Öztürk, Tugba; Yenigün, Nilüfer Tan; Pluhár, Zsuzsa; Sarmasági, Pál; Rumbus, Aniko; Dagienė, Valentina; Masiulionytė-Dagienė, Vaida
    (    A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)


  • BeLLE: Exploring the Accuracy of the Task Difficulty Ratings in the Bebras Challenge  (2025)  
    • Lecture Notes in Computer Science
    Informatics in Schools: Fostering Problem-Solving, Creativity, and Critical Thinking Through Computer Science Education: 18th International Conference on Informatics in Schools: Situation, Evolution, and Perspectives, ISSEP 2025 Kaarto, Heidi; Niemensivu, Timi; Dagienė, Valentina; Lehtonen, Daranee; Laakso, Mikko-Jussi; Van Hoof, Jo
    (    A4 Refereed article in a conference publication )


  • BeLLE: Detecting National Differences in Computational Thinking and Computer Science Through an International Challenge  (2024)  
    • Lecture Notes in Computer Science
    Creative Mathematical Sciences Communication: 7th International Conference, CMSC 2024, Trier, Germany, October 7–10, 2024, Proceedings Kaarto, Heidi; Bilbao, Javier; Pears, Arnold; Dagienė, Valentina; Kilpi, Janica; Parviainen, Marika; Pluhár, Zsuzsa; Gülbahar, Yasemin; Laakso, Mikko-Jussi
    (    A4 Refereed article in a conference publication )


  • Categorization of Computational Thinking  (2024)  
    • INTED proceedings
    INTED2024 Proceedings: 18th International Technology, Education and Development Conference Bilbao, J.; Bravo, E.; García, O.; Rebollar, C.; Dagienė, V.; Masiulionytė-Dagienė, V.; Jankauskienė, A.; Laakso, M. J.; Kaarto, H.; Lehtonen, D.; Parviainen, M.; Güven, I.; Gulbahar, Y.; Öztürk, T.; Özdemir Öncül, F.; Tan Yenigün, N.; Pluhár, Z.; Sarmasági, P.; Pears, A.
    (    A4 Refereed article in a conference publication )


  • Computational Thinking and Problem Solving in the PISA Era  (2024)  
    • INTED proceedings
    INTED2024 Proceedings: 18th International Technology, Education and Development Conference Bilbao, J.; Bravo, E.; García, O.; Rebollar, C.; Dagienė, V.; Masiulionytė-Dagienė, V.; Jankauskienė, A.; Laakso, M. J.; Kaarto, H.; Lehtonen, D.; Parviainen, M.; Güven, I.; Gulbahar, Y.; Öztürk, T.; Özdemir Öncül, F.; Tan Yenigün, N.; Pluhár, Z.; Sarmasági, P.; Pears, A.
    (    A4 Refereed article in a conference publication )


  • Introducing Computational Thinking and Algebraic Thinking in the European Educational Systems  (2024)  
    • International Journal of Education and Information Technologies
     Bilbao, Javier; Bravo, Eugenio; García, Olatz; Rebollar, Carolina; Laakso, Mikko-Jussi; Kaarto, Heidi; Lehtonen, Daranee; Parviainen, Marika; Jankauskiene, Asta; Pears, Arnold; Güven, Ismail; Gulbahar, Yasemin; Öncül, Fatma Özdemir; Yenigün, Nilüfer Tan; Pluhár, Zsuzsa; Sarmasági, Pal; Dagiene, Valentina; Masiulionyte-Dagiene, Vaida
    (    A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)


  • BeLLE: Multinational Research Collaboration on Bebras & ViLLE  (2023)  ITiCSE 2023: Proceedings of the 2023 Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, Volume 2 Kaarto Heidi, Hyyrö Heikki, Parviainen Marika
    (    Other publication)


  • WORKING THE BASIS OF COMPUTATIONAL THINKING: DEFINITION AND SKILLS  (2023)  
    • ICERI Proceedings
    16th International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation Bilbao Javier, Bravo Eugenio, Garcia Olatz, Rebollar Carolina, Dagienė Valentina, Masiulionytė-Dagienė Vaida, Jankauskienė Asta, Laakso Mikko-Jussi, Kaarto Heidi, Lehtonen Daranee, Güven Ismail, Gulbahar Yasemin, Öncül Özdemir Fatma, Pluhár Zsuzsa, Sarmasági Pál, Pears Arnold
    (    A4 Refereed article in a conference publication )


  • Bebras Challenge in a Learning Analytics Enriched Environment: Hungarian and Indian Cases  (2022)  
    • International Conference on Informatics in School
    Informatics in Schools. A Step Beyond Digital Education: 15th International Conference on Informatics in Schools: Situation, Evolution, and Perspectives, ISSEP 2022, Vienna, Austria, September 26–28, 2022, Proceedings Pluhár Zsuzsa, Kaarto Heidi, Parviainen Marika, Garcha Sonia, Shah Vipul, Dagienė Valentina, Laakso Mikko-Jussi
    (    A4 Refereed article in a conference publication )



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