On aspects influencing informatics teaching standard

Quality of teaching is influenced by many factors. On several of them was focused a research which aim was to evaluate current state of computer science/informatics teaching at the upper secondary school level (ISCED 3) in Slovakia (SK), Czech Republic (CZ) and Belgium (BE). Following the findings of the research, significant weaknesses and strengths of informatics teaching in these countries were identified. A common weakness is unsufficient quality of textbooks. Further weakneasses are deficits in attractiveness of the used tasks (SK), attractiveness of teachers`presentations of new material, low engagement of students in presentations of new material and task solving (CZ), low level of engagement of students in tasks covered in class (BE). As strengths were identified attractive methods of new material presentations (SK) and clarity of teachers`presentations of new material (CZ, BE).