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Topali, Paraskevi; Mikropoulos, Tassos Anastasios – Interactive Learning Environments, 2023
Learning computer programming can be challenging for primary school students due to its abstract concepts. While teachers seek effective ways to introduce such concepts, the application of learning objects (LOs) can potentially reduce the effort of creating new material from and allows teachers to adapt LOs to students' needs. Although numerous…
Descriptors: Novices, Elementary School Students, Student Motivation, Instructional Effectiveness
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Wafaa Elsawah; Christopher Hill – Discover Education, 2023
Purpose: Demonstrate the importance of programming, discuss the pedagogical philosophy of how programming is taught, identify the barriers to the proper implementation of programming education in United Arab Emirates (UAE) primary schools, and find solutions to overcome these barriers. Methodology: The study adopted a qualitative approach.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Barriers, Programming, Elementary School Teachers
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Anil Erkan; Sumeyra Akkaya – Journal of Education in Science, Environment and Health, 2025
This study aims to examine the views of fourth-grade primary school students on coding education given through the Scratch program by determining the students' skills in using the program and algorithmic thinking skills. The study was conducted as a one-group study with an embedded mixed design. The study group consisted of 32 students attending…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 4, Programming, STEM Education
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Monjelat, Natalia; Lantz-Andersson, Annika – Education and Information Technologies, 2020
In recent years, there has been a renewed interest in the introduction of programming in teacher education and professional development, highlighting its importance for the development of so-called computational thinking. This study explored primary education teachers' participation in programming practices. By focusing on their views of creating…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Thinking Skills, Elementary School Teachers, Programming
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Lihui Sun; Junjie Liu – Education and Information Technologies, 2024
There has been a global consensus to develop computational thinking (CT) in primary education, but the biggest obstacle to promoting CT is teachers' lack of sufficient CT. This study explored the effects of micro: bit educational robotics (MER) programming activities on primary teachers' CT and programming attitudes (PA) while considering the…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Elementary School Teachers, Robotics, Programming
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Lihui Sun; Danhua Zhou – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2024
Background: Integrating programming in K-12 curriculum has become a global consensus. Teachers are central figures in programming instruction. But the majority of current research focuses on teachers' external teaching behaviours and less on teachers' attitudes towards programming. Objectives: The purpose of this study is to validate the K-12…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
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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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Korhonen, Tiina; Salo, Laura; Laakso, Noora; Seitamaa, Aino; Sormunen, Kati; Kukkonen, Minna; Forsström, Heidi – Computer Science Education, 2023
Background and context: In 2016, programming was introduced as part of the revised National Core Curriculum for Basic Education in Finland. Over five years after implementation there has not been substantial increase in teacher or student competencies in programming. Objective: This study explored the perceptions, attitudes, and emotions of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Innovation, Teacher Attitudes, Elementary School Students
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Anna Perez; Maria Svensson; Jonas Hallström – Design and Technology Education, 2024
This study explores the changing landscape of technology teacher education, in relation to the increasing integration of digital content, especially programming, in teacher education for grades 4-6 (pupils 10-12 years old) and how student teachers in Sweden perceive this content. Limited research exists on student teachers in technology,…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Programming, Computer Science Education, Student Teachers
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Eva-Lena Bjursten; Tor Nilsson; Gunnar Jonsson – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2024
There is a recognized need to understand the current state of programming implementation in the Swedish compulsory school system. This study focused specifically on the implementation of programming in the school subject of technology for grades 4-6. In Sweden, the responsibility for choosing teaching and learning material lies with individual…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6
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Vinnervik, Peter – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2023
In Sweden, as in many other countries, programming has been added to the curriculum in recent years. This paper explores how and under what conditions programming is transformed into teaching in technology education. Teachers in grade 7-9 were interviewed about what and how they teach about programming in the context of technology education, and…
Descriptors: Programming, Technology Education, Foreign Countries, Grade 7
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Meina Zhu; Cheng Wang – International Journal of Computer Science Education in Schools, 2023
Given the increasing needs of employees with computational skills, understanding the core competencies of K-12 computer science (CS) education is vital. This phenomenological research aims to identify critical factors of CS education in K-12 schools from the perspectives and visions of CS faculties in higher education and teachers in K-12 schools.…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Elementary Secondary Education, Teacher Attitudes, Universities
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García-Carrillo, Christian; Greca, Ileana María; Fernández-Hawrylak, María – Education Sciences, 2021
An analysis is presented in this study that provides insight into a practical training process and its impact on teachers and their viewpoints toward the integrated STEM approach used in that training process, together with educational coding and robotics, over the first years of compulsory primary education, where STEM implementations are…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Science Instruction, STEM Education, Programming
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Meghan L. McSherry; Becca A. Leininger; Maria L. Johnson; AnnMarie P. Thomas; Susan Outlaw; Douglas C. Orzolek – Journal of Science Education for Students with Disabilities, 2024
The purpose of this research project was to design, deliver, and informally assess the content and methodology of an introductory online course for the educators of Deaf and Hard of Hearing students (N=20) that focused on the block-based coding language, Scratch. Prior work by The Playful Learning Lab examined various STEM resources and their…
Descriptors: Deafness, Hard of Hearing, Online Courses, Summer Programs
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Paulina Haduong; Karen Brennan – Computer Science Education, 2025
Background and Context: Learning to create self-directed and personally authentic programming projects involves encountering challenges and learning to get unstuck. Objective: This article investigates how one U.S. fourth-grade classroom engaged in practices which emphasized community supports, in the context of the classroom's implementation and…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Computer Science Education, Instructional Design, Programming
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