Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
doc. PaedDr. Monika Tomcsányiová, PhD.
Document type:
Research/art/teacher profile of a person
The name of the university:
Comenius University Bratislava
The seat of the university:
Šafárikovo námestie 6, 818 06 Bratislava

I. - Basic information

I.1 - Surname
Tomcsányiová
I.2 - Name
Monika
I.3 - Degrees
doc. PaedDr., PhD.
I.4 - Year of birth
1968
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Katedra didaktiky matematiky, fyziky a informatiky, Fakulta matematiky, fyziky a informatiky Univerzity Komenského v Bratislave
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Mlynská dolina, 842 48 Bratislava, Slovakia
I.7 - Position
associate professor
I.8 - E-mail address
monika.tomcsanyiova@fmph.uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/5863
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
Teacher Training and Education Science

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University
II.b - Year
1989
II.c - Study field and programme
Teacher training: mathematics and information technology
II.2 - Second degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Comenius University
II.b - Year
1991
II.c - Study field and programme
Teacher training: mathematics and information technology
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University
II.b - Year
2008
II.c - Study field and programme
Theory of Informatics Education
II.4 - Associate professor
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University
II.b - Year
2012
II.c - Study field and programme
Theory of Informatics Education
II.5 - Professor
II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. - Current and previous employment

III.a - Occupation-position III.b - Institution III.c - Duration
associate professor Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University from 1991

IV. - Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills

V. - Overview of activities within the teaching career at the university

V.1 - Overview of the profile courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes
V.1.a - Name of the profile course V.1.b - Study programme V.1.c - Degree V.1.d - Field of study
Seminar for a bachelor's thesis (1) Teaching of the Subject of Informatics I. Teacher Training and Education Science
Seminar for a bachelor's thesis (2) Teaching of the Subject of Informatics I. Teacher Training and Education Science
Programming etudes (1) Teaching of the Subject of Informatics I. Teacher Training and Education Science
Introduction to solving informatics tasks Teaching of the Subject of Informatics I. Teacher Training and Education Science
Didactics of programming (1) Teaching of the Subject of Informatics II. Teacher Training and Education Science
V.2 - Overview of the responsibility for the delivery, development and quality assurance of the study programme or its part at the university in the current academic year
V.2.a - Name of the study programme V.2.b - Degree V.2.c - Field of study
Teaching of the Subject of Informatics I. Teacher Training and Education Science
V.3 - Overview of the responsibility for the development and quality of the field of habilitation procedure and inaugural procedure in the current academic year
V.4 - Overview of supervised final theses
V.4.1 - Number of currently supervised theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
2
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
2
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
10
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
9
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
3
V.5 - Overview of other courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes
V.5.a - Name of the course V.5.b - Study programme V.5.c - Degree V.5.d - Field of study
JavaScript programming Teaching of the Subject of Informatics I. Teacher Training and Education Science
Software in education Applied Informatics I. informatics
Digital educational technologies for computer science Teaching of the Subject of Informatics I. Teacher Training and Education Science
Education software Applied Informatics II. informatics
Programming for mobile platforms for high schools Teaching of the Subject of Informatics II. Teacher Training and Education Science
Tvorba edukačného softvéru Applied Informatics II. informatics

VI. - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs

VI.1 - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs and the corresponding citations
VI.1.1 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
110
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
13
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
7
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
3
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
112
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
47
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
45
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
27
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.1.a - Overall
0
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
0
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

E.Klimeková, M. Tomcsányiová: Case study on the process of teachers transitioning to teaching programming in Python, Informatics in Schools: Fundamentals of Computer Science and Software Engineering : Proceedings. - ISBN 978-3-030-02749-0. - Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, 2018. - p. 216-226 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science = LNCS, ISSN 0302-9743 ; 11169)

2

I. Kalaš, M. Tomcsányiová: Student's attitude to programming in modern informatics, In: Proceedings of the IFIP World Conference on Computers in Education : WCCE, 2009. - 10 s. - ISBN 978-3-901882-35-7

3

M. Tomcsányiová, M. Kabátová: Categorization of pictures in tasks of the bebras Contest, Informatics in Schools : Sustainable Informatics Education for Pupils of all Age. - Berlin : Springer, 2013. - ISBN 978-3-642-36616-1. - S. 184-195 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science ; Vol. 7780)

4

M. Tomcsányiová, P. Tomcsányi: Little Beaver - A new Bebras Contest category for children aged 8-9, Informatics in Schools: Contributing to 21st Century Education. - Berlin : Springer-Verlag, 2011. - ISBN 978-3-642-24721-7. - p. 201-212 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science ; Vol. 7013)

5

M. Tomcsányiová: Using computer games as programming assignments for university students and secondary school pupils, Informatics in Schools : Sustainable Informatics Education for Pupils of all Age. - Berlin : Springer, 2013. - ISBN 978-3-642-36616-1. - p. 91-102 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science ; Vol. 7780)

VI.3 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years
1

Analysis of Misconceptions in Python Programs Using ChatGPT / Tomcsányiová, Monika (Autor) (100%) ; ICERI 2023, 16 [13.11.2023-15.11.2023, Seville, Španielsko]. – [recenzované]. – DOI 10.21125/iceri.2023.0118 In: ICERI 2023 [elektronický dokument] : conference proceedings : 16th International conference of education, research and innovation : 13-15 November 2023 Seville, Spain / Chova, Luis Goméz [Zostavovateľ, editor] ; Martínez, Chelo González [Zostavovateľ, editor] ; Lees, Joanna [Zostavovateľ, editor]. – 1. vyd. – Valencia (Španielsko) : IATED, 2023. – (ICERI Proceedings, ISSN 2340-1095). – ISBN 978-84-09-55942-8. – ISSN (online) 2340-1095, s. 281-288 [online]

2

Programování ve Scratch pro 2. stupeň základní školy [elektronický dokument] [učebný text (do 2021)] : rozšíření pro víceletá gymnázia / Vaníček, Jiří (Autor) (34%) ; Nagyová, Ingrid (Autor) (33%) ; Tomcsányiová, Monika (Autor) (33%). – 1. vyd. – České Budějovice (Česko) : Jihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích. Pedagogická fakulta, 2021. – [nestr.] s. [online]. – ISBN 978-80-7394-852-8

3

Inputs in my Blocks in the Scratch Programming Secondary Pupils / Tomcsányiová, Monika (Autor) (100%) ; ICERI 2022, 15 [07.11.2022-09.11.2022, Seville, Španielsko]. – [recenzované]. – DOI 10.21125/iceri.2022.0566 In: ICERI2022 [elektronický dokument] : conference proceedings / Chova, Luis Goméz [Zostavovateľ, editor] ; Martínez, Agustín López [Zostavovateľ, editor] ; Lees, Joanna [Zostavovateľ, editor]. – 1. vyd. – Valencia (Španielsko) : IATED, 2022. – ISBN (elektronické) 978-84-09-45476-1. – ISSN (online) 2340-1095, s. 2233-2240 [online]

4

Programovanie v JavaScripte v príprave učiteľov informatiky = Programming in JavaScript in training of informatics teachers / Tomcsányiová, Monika (Autor) (100%) ; DidInfo 2019, 25 [03.04.2019-05.04.2019, Banská Bystrica, Slovensko] In: Didinfo 2019 [elektronický dokument] : medzinárodná konferencia o vyučovaní informatiky : 25. ročník konferencie / Horváthová, Dana [Zostavovateľ, editor] ; Michaliková, Alžbeta [Zostavovateľ, editor] ; Škrinárová, Jarmila [Zostavovateľ, editor] ; Voštinár, Patrik [Zostavovateľ, editor] ; Andrejková, Gabriela [Recenzent] ; Berki, Jan [Recenzent] ; Brodenec, Ivan [Recenzent] ; Cápay, Martin [Recenzent] ; Dudáš, Adam [Recenzent] ; Horváthová, Dana [Recenzent] ; Hudec, Milan [Recenzent] ; Karabáš, Ján [Recenzent] ; Melicherčík, Miroslav [Recenzent] ; Michaliková, Alžbeta [Recenzent] ; Škrinárová, Jarmila [Recenzent] ; Trajteľ, Ľudovít [Recenzent] ; Voštinár, Patrik [Recenzent]. – 1. vyd. – Banská Bystrica (Slovensko) : Univerzita Mateja Bela v Banskej Bystrici, 2019. – ISBN (elektronické) 978-80-557-1533-9. – ISSN (online) 2454-051X, s. 172-177 [online]

5

Informatické koncepty pre žiakov nižšieho sekundárneho vzdelávania so záujmom o programovanie = Informatics concepts for lower secondary students with an interest in programming / Tomcsányiová, Monika (Autor) (100%) ; DidInfo 2023, 28 [29.03.2023-31.03.2023, Banská Bystrica, Slovensko] In: DidInfo 2023 [elektronický dokument] : medzinárodná konferencia o vyučovaní informatiky / Dudáš, Adam [Zostavovateľ, editor] ; Michaliková, Alžbeta [Zostavovateľ, editor] ; Voštinár, Patrik [Zostavovateľ, editor] ; Škrinárová, Jarmila [Zostavovateľ, editor] ; Andrejková, Gabriela [Recenzent] ; Berki, Jan [Recenzent] ; Drábková, Jindra [Recenzent] ; Dudáš, Adam [Recenzent] ; Guniš, Ján [Recenzent]. – 1. vyd. – Banská Bystrica (Slovensko) : Univerzita Mateja Bela v Banskej Bystrici, 2023. – ISBN 978-80-557-2038-8, s. 155-159 [online]

VI.4 - The most significant citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
1

I. Kalaš, M. Tomcsányiová: Student's attitude to programming in modern informatics, In: Proceedings of the IFIP World Conference on Computers in Education : WCCE, 2009. - 10 s. - ISBN 978-3-901882-35-7


[o1] 2016 Dagiene, V.: Challenge to promote deep understanding in ICT. In: IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, Vol. 481. New York : Springer, 2016, s. 47-52 - SCOPUS

2

M. Tomcsányiová, M. Kabátová: Categorization of pictures in tasks of the bebras Contest, Informatics in Schools : Sustainable Informatics Education for Pupils of all Age. - Berlin : Springer, 2013. - ISBN 978-3-642-36616-1. - S. 184-195 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science ; Vol. 7780)


[o1] Lutz, C., Berges, M., Hafemann, J., Sticha, C. (2018). Piaget’s Cognitive Development in Bebras Tasks - A Descriptive Analysis by Age Groups. In: Pozdniakov, S., Dagienė, V. (eds) Informatics in Schools. Fundamentals of Computer Science and Software Engineering. ISSEP 2018. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 11169. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02750-6_20


3

M. Kabátová, I. Kalaš, M. Tomcsányiová: Programming in Slovak primary schools, Olympiads in Informatics. - Vol. 10 (2016), p. 125-158


[o1] N. Klimová, J. Šajben and G. Lovászová, "Online Game-Based Learning through Minecraft: Education Edition Programming Contest," 2021 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON), Vienna, Austria, 2021, pp. 1660-1668, doi: 10.1109/EDUCON46332.2021.9453953.


4

A. Blaho, I. Kalaš, M. Tomcsányiová: Environment for environments: A new metaphor for Logo


[o1] 2020 Solomon, C. - Harvey, B. - Kahn, K. - Lieberman, H. - Miller, M. L. - Minsky, M. - Papert, A. - Silverman, B.: History of Logo. In: Proceedings of the ACM on Programming Languages, Vol. 4, No. HOPL, 2020, Art. No. 79 - SCOPUS

5

Klimeková, E., Tomcsányiová, M. (2018). Case Study on the Process of Teachers Transitioning to Teaching Programming in Python. In: Pozdniakov, S., Dagienė, V. (eds) Informatics in Schools. Fundamentals of Computer Science and Software Engineering. ISSEP 2018. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 11169. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02750-6_17


[o1] Lazarinis, Fotis & Karatrantou, Anthi & Panagiotakopoulos, Christos & Daloukas, Vassilis & Panagiotakopoulos, Theodor. (2022). Strengthening the coding skills of teachers in a low dropout Python MOOC. Advances in Mobile Learning Educational Research. 2. 187-200. 10.25082/AMLER.2022.01.003. 

VI.5 - Participation in conducting (leading) the most important research projects or art projects over the last six years
1

Kega 010UK-4/2022

Podpora získavania a rozvoja informatických kompetencií nevidiacich študentov sekundárneho vzdelávania / Support for the acquisition and development of IT competencies of secondary blind students

2

VEGA 1/0602/20:

Produktívna gradácia informatických konceptov vo výučbe programovania na základnej škole, 2020-22 / Productive gradation of computational concepts in programming in primary school, 2020-2022

3

Projekt PRIM - Podpora rozvíjení informatického myšlení / PRIM project - Support for the development of computer thinking, CZ.02.3.68/0.0/0.0/16_036/0005322, 2017-2020, Jihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích

4

Národný projekt IT Akadémia - Vzdelávanie pre 21. storočie / National project IT Academy - Education for the 21st century, kód projektu: 312011F057, 2016-2021

VII. - Overview of organizational experience related to higher education and research/artistic/other activities

VII.a - Activity, position VII.b - Name of the institution, board VII.c - Duration
Member of the Informatics Section Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University in Bratislava from 2015
Membership in the commission for state examinations - bachelor study program - teaching academic subjects - informatics Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University in Bratislava od 2012
Membership in the commission for state examinations - master's study program - teaching academic subjects - informatics Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University in Bratislava from 2012
Membership in the commission for state examinations - master's study program - applied informatics Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University in Bratislava from 2012

VIII. - Overview of international mobilities and visits oriented on education and research/artistic/other activities in the given field of study

IX. - Other relevant facts

IX.a - If relevant, other activities related to higher education or research/artistic/other activities are mentioned

Main organizer of the IT Beaver competition for primary and secondary school students, from 2007

Founder and organizer of the Imagine Logo Cup competition, 1997-2020

Founder and organizer of the Scratch Cup competition, from 2014

Founder and organizer of the competition Python Cup, from 2018

Founder and organizer of the competition JavaScript Cup, from 2022

Date of last update
2025-02-27