The Role of Methodolgy in Pedagogical Research in terms of improving skills of High School students programming

U ovom radu obuhvaćeno je istraživanje vještina programiranja učenika Srednje škole Zvane Črnje Rovinj, smjer tehničar za računalstvo. Istraživanje je obuhvaćalo učenike svih razreda srednje škole. Provedbom istraživanja ispitani su stavovi učenika za predmet „Algoritmi i programiranje“ te su putem testa testirane njihove vještine programiranja. Na temelju dobivenih podataka provedena je detaljna analiza općeg znanja i vještina programiranja, usporedba rezultata nižih i viših razreda, usporedba stavova o predmetu i vještina programiranja te usporedba prosječne prolazne ocjene ispitanika s njegovim rezultatima na zadanom testu. Temeljem dobivenih rezultata date su prijedlozi za poboljšanje vještina programiranja učenika Srednje škole Zvane Črnje Rovinj.This paper presents the analysis of learning and programming skills of student in High School Zvane Črnja Rovinj, course computer technician. Students from all grades participated in the research. In this research, the attitudes of students were examined for the subject “Algorithms and programming”. Also, the research includes programming skills that were tested using a specific test. Based on the obtained data, the detailed analysis performed. This analysis includes a comparison of programming skills and knowledge between grades in school, comparison of attitudes related to subject and comparison of student’s average grade with results on the given test. Based on the results obtained, proposals for improving the skills of programming are given