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Elena Novak; Chia-Ling Kuo; Janet Lynne Tassell; Grace Morris – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2024
Recently, creativity has been acknowledged for its importance in improving computer science learning and attitudes. However, very little is known about how to integrate creativity in preservice teacher computing education. Toward this end, we developed a creativity-enhancement intervention in an online Creative Computing instructional module to…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Creativity, Intervention
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Michelle Pauley Murphy; Woei Hung – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2024
Constructing a consensus problem space from extensive qualitative data for an ill-structured real-life problem and expressing the result to a broader audience is challenging. To effectively communicate a complex problem space, visualization of that problem space must elucidate inter-causal relationships among the problem variables. In this…
Descriptors: Information Retrieval, Data Analysis, Pattern Recognition, Artificial Intelligence
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Minji Jeon; Kyungbin Kwon – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2024
This study investigated the computational thinking (CT) practices of eight pre-service teachers through their Scratch and Python programs. Conducted within an undergraduate-level computer science education course, students learned CT concepts via parallel instruction in block-based programming (Scratch) and text-based programming (Python). The…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Computation, Cognitive Processes
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Lachney, Michael; Yadav, Aman; Drazin, Matt; Allen, Madison C.; Babbitt, William – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2021
Despite the value that cultural experts bring to efforts to broaden the participation of racially minoritized youth in US computer science, there has been little research on supporting their knowledge of computing. This is a missed opportunity to explore the diffusion of computing knowledge across local community contexts where underrepresented…
Descriptors: Culturally Relevant Education, Computer Science Education, Community Education, Expertise
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Shanley, Nicole; Martin, Florence; Hite, Nicole; Perez-Quinones, Manuel; Ahlgrim-Delzell, Lynn; Pugalee, David; Hart, Ellen – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2022
Current research surrounding online computer science education emphasizes the need for high-quality professional development opportunities. However, there is a gap in research in the inclusion of online computer science educators to identify needs and strategies that make the online computer science courses effective. Through a…
Descriptors: High School Teachers, Computer Science Education, Theory Practice Relationship, Partnerships in Education
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Hsu, Yu-Chang; Ching, Yu-Hui; Callahan, Janet; Bullock, Doug – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2021
STEM major students often enter colleges with a need to strengthen their foundational mathematics, such as trigonometry. We designed an innovative undergraduate course that aims to strengthen students' trigonometry knowledge application through programming mobile apps. We explored how students applied trigonometry concepts in developing their…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, STEM Education, Majors (Students), Mathematics Skills
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Remshagen, Anja; Huett, Kim C. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2023
As schools endeavor to provide all students with access to computational thinking and computer science, the hackathon emerges as a competitive and high-energy event that uses authentic problems to motivate learners to engage in the domain of computing. This article presents the design case of a hackathon for teenagers as enacted over five…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Computer Software, Group Activities, Problem Solving
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Herron, Josh; Wolfe, Kathryn A. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2021
Colleges and schools of education serve K12 educators very well in many areas and there are instructional design programs housed in traditional academic units that produce high-caliber scholars and researchers that impact our field. However, this article suggests that partnerships between university innovation hubs and K12 schools fill a gap of…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Educational Technology, Educational Innovation, Programming