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Pavlos Toukiloglou; Stelios Xinogalos – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2025
This study examines the effectiveness of a collaborative support method in enhancing programming learning outcomes in a serious game. The game Code Hasp was developed to facilitate the comparison between two support methods, worked examples and a collaborative peer support approach. A total of 111 elementary school students participated, divided…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Programming, Cooperative Learning, Peer Relationship
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C. Florou; G. Stamoulis; A. Xenakis; A. Plageras – Education and Information Technologies, 2025
This study focuses on students' self-assessment during their learning process related to computer programming concepts, taking into account challenges and obstacles both teachers and students face, with the aim to contribute to the development of guiding principles and practices and enhance the teaching process of computer programming in primary…
Descriptors: Teacher Role, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Computer Science Education, Programming
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Nikolaos Pellas – Computers in the Schools, 2024
There is substantial evidence that incorporating interactive environments for game-based instruction has a significant potential to support the development of computational thinking and programming skills in primary education students. However, it is not clear whether a simulation game (SG) with different user interface elements, created via…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Extracurricular Activities, Computer Science Education, Elementary School Students
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Anna Åkerfeldt; Susanne Kjällander; Petra Petersen – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2024
In the following research review, 57 articles were analysed to get an insight into research in the field of computational thinking and programming in K-12. The results show that empirical research regarding programming and computational thinking is prevalent in the USA and Greece. The articles were published in 43 different academic journals. A…
Descriptors: Research Reports, Thinking Skills, Computation, Content Analysis