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Yanjun Zhang; Yanping Liang; Xiaohong Tian; Xiao Yu – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2024
Due to its task-based, gamified, and interactive features, unplugged programming activity has been widely employed in education and teaching as an activity away from electronic screens and other digital devices. There is ongoing debate over how to help K-9 pupils develop their computational thinking through unplugged programming activities. Based…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Teaching Methods, Computation, Thinking Skills
Hyomi Kim – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Retention rates are considerably lower for students attending two-year postsecondary institutions when compared to their counterparts at four-year postsecondary institutions. This disparity may stem from the greater number of nontraditional students at two-year postsecondary institutions, who often struggle to balance their studies and…
Descriptors: School Holding Power, Two Year Colleges, Postsecondary Education, Academic Achievement
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Adam J. Castillo; Pablo Durán; Edgar Fuller; Charity Watson; Geoff Potvin; Laird H. Kramer – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2024
A study conducted by the Mathematical Association of America showed that calculus not only has significant effects on students' decision to pursue STEM fields, but also on their attitudes towards mathematics. Inspired by this large-scale study, the present study sought to deepen the current understanding of the impact of calculus on student…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Calculus, Active Learning, Student Attitudes
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Melva Zainil; Ary Kiswanto Kenedi; Rahmatina; Tin Indrawati; Ciptro Handrianto – Open Education Studies, 2024
The integration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)-based digital learning has shown a significant impact on enhancing the 6C skills (character, citizenship, critical thinking, creative thinking, collaboration, and communication) of elementary school students. This quasi-experimental study, involving 200 participants from…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Electronic Learning, Elementary School Science, Elementary School Mathematics