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Silvis, Deborah; Lee, Victor R.; Clarke-Midura, Jody; Shumway, Jessica F. – Information and Learning Sciences, 2022
Purpose: Much remains unknown about how young children orient to computational objects and how we as learning scientists can orient to young children as computational thinkers. While some research exists on how children learn programming, very little has been written about how they learn the technical skills needed to operate technologies or to…
Descriptors: Programming, Coding, Kindergarten, Robotics
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Shumway, Jessica F.; Welch, Lise E.; Kozlowski, Joseph S.; Clarke-Midura, Jody; Lee, Victor R. – Mathematical Thinking and Learning: An International Journal, 2023
The purpose of this study was to explore how kindergarten students (aged 5-6 years) engaged with mathematics as they learned programming with robot coding toys. We video-recorded 16 teaching sessions of kindergarten students' (N = 36) mathematical and programming activities. Students worked in small groups (4-5 students) with robot coding toys on…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Preschool Children, Mathematics Education, Knowledge Level
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Pantic, Katarina; Clarke-Midura, Jody; Poole, Frederick; Roller, Jared; Allan, Vicki – Computer Science Education, 2018
Stereotypes people hold about computer scientists contribute to underrepresentation in computer science. Perceptions of computer scientists have historically been linked to males and a "nerd" culture, which can lead to lack of interest, particularly for girls. This article presents two studies conducted with two groups of middle…
Descriptors: Stereotypes, Computer Science, Disproportionate Representation, Gender Differences