Heidi Kaarto
 FM/MSc

computer science education; informatics education; computational thinking; Bebras Challenge

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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.



  • 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


  • 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


  • Developing and Evaluating an Online Assessment of Computational and Algebraic Thinking: Perspectives of Students and Teachers from Six Countries  (2025)  
    • EDULEARN proceedings
    EDULEARN25 Proceedings Lehtonen, Daranee; Satomaa, Esa; Kaarto, Heidi; Parviainen, Marika; Laakso, Mikko-Jussi; Sarmasági, Pál; Pluhár, Zsuzsa; Rumbus, Anikó; Dagienė, Valentina; Masiulionytė-Dagienė, Vaida; Jankauskienė, Asta; Bilbao, Javier; Bravo, Eugenio; García, Olatz; Rebollar, Carolina; Pears, Arnold; Güven, Ismail; Gülbahar, Yasemin; Öztürk, Tuğba; Yenigün, Nilüfer Tan


  • Development of Digital Learning Materials to Promote Computational Thinking Skills in Grades 1-9  (2025)  
    • INTED proceedings
    INTED2025 Proceedings Lehtonen, Daranee; Parviainen, Marika; Kaarto, Heidi; Räsänen, Pekka; Dagienė, Valentina


  • Enhancing Learning Through Meaningful Assessment of Computational Thinking in Multidisciplinary Education  (2025)  
    • ICERI Proceedings
    ICERI2025 Proceedings Bilbao, Javier; Bravo, Eugenio; García, Olatz; Rebollar, Carolina; Laakso, Mikko-Jussi; Kaarto, Heidi; Lehtonen, Daranee; Parviainen, Marika, Jankauskienė, Asta; Pears, Arnold; Güven, Ismail; Gulbahar, Yasemin; Öztürk, Tugba; Tan Yenigün, Nilüfer; Pluhár, Zsuzsa; Sarmasági, Pál; Rumbus, Anikó; Dagienė, Valentina; Masiulionytė-Dagienė, Vaida


  • 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


  • 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.


  • 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.


  • 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


  • 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


  • 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


  • 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



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