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Xuemin Gao; Yuqin Yang; Yuxia Du; Daner Sun – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2025
Block-based visual programming tools are widely used in elementary education. Nonetheless, these tools alone may not ensure the spontaneous and efficient acquisition of concepts and skills in computational thinking (CT). Using mind mapping as a form of scaffolding to facilitate the visualization of abstract thinking processes may enhance the…
Descriptors: Computation, Thinking Skills, Programming, Cognitive Mapping
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Schmidt-Hönig, Kerstin; Pröbstl, Gerlinde – Discourse and Communication for Sustainable Education, 2020
How can we succeed in meeting the challenges of the future world in the best possible way? In order to support children in their development into optimistic, self-effective adults, it is necessary to find out how children perceive their world and how they combine these perceptions with their cognitive knowledge. This article examines the question…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Environmental Education, Futures (of Society), Elementary School Students
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Kaya, Deniz – International Journal of Research in Education and Science, 2017
The purpose of the study is to perform a less-dimensional thorough visualization process for the purpose of determining the images of the students on the concept of angle. The Ward clustering analysis combined with Self-Organizing Neural Network Map (SOM) has been used for the dimension process. The Conceptual Understanding Tool, which consisted…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Geometry, Geometric Concepts, Visualization
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Grünke, Matthias; Leidig, Tatjana – Educational Research Quarterly, 2017
This single-case study tested a peer tutoring model using a visualizing strategy (story mapping) to teach struggling students better text comprehension. Three teams each consisting of a tutor and a tutee attending a fourth-grade general education classroom participated in the experiment. A short series of observations was carried out before and…
Descriptors: Intervention, Case Studies, Reading Strategies, Reading Instruction