Italian olympiad in informatics : an analysis of participating Italian High School students

Abstract

This paper deals with the behavior of Italian high school students participating to the selection steps planned by the Italian Olympiad in Informatics to identify the four students admitted every year to the International Olympiad in Informatics (world finals). After an insight into the number and type of schools and students involved, the paper discusses the results of students in the last four scholastic years, and draws some conclusions