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Meina Zhu; Cheng Wang – Computers in the Schools, 2024
This study aims to identify effective teaching strategies and challenges in computer science (CS) teaching and K-12 CS teachers' needs for professional development (PD). The data were collected through semi-structured interviews with five K-12 CS teachers and eight CS instructors in higher education and analyzed using thematic analysis. The…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Computer Science Education, Teacher Effectiveness
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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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Sally McHugh; Noel Carroll; Cornelia Connolly – Computers in the Schools, 2024
Citizen Development (CD) is a method of delivering low-code no-code (LCNC) development that empowers subject matter experts to design, develop, and deploy applications into production as though they were full-on, experienced coders. This paper explores teachers' perceptions around the potential for, and enactment of LCNC in our education system.…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Empowerment, Teacher Attitudes, Technology Uses in Education
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Andra Antal-Berbecaru; Alexia Larchen Costuchen; Soumyabrata Dev – Computers in the Schools, 2024
This paper is about the development of a gamified application tailored to Generation Z (population born between 1997 and 2012) as an alternative to the text-based LimeSurvey (formerly PHPSurveyor). The study was conducted among students from the Department of Computer Science at University College Dublin. Data were analyzed from the perspectives…
Descriptors: Gamification, Learner Engagement, Student Surveys, Age Groups