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The Efficacy of a Computer Science Curriculum for Early Childhood: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in K-2 Classrooms
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Dandan Yang; Zhanxia Yang; Marina Umaschi Bers – Computer Science Education, 2025
Background and context: Despite the growing importance of computer science (CS) education, high-quality CS curricula for students in kindergarten to lower elementary grades are lacking. It is also unclear how students from underrepresented groups such as female students, students from low socioeconomic status, and students with disability respond…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Early Childhood Education, Program Effectiveness, Programming
Impact Study of the Coding as Another Language Curriculum
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Zhanxia Yang; Patricia Moore Shaffer; Courtney Hagan; Parastu Dubash; Marina Bers – Grantee Submission, 2023
The aim of this study was to explore how the Coding as Another Language (CAL) curriculum, developed by Boston College's DevTech Research Group and utilizing the ScratchJr app, impacted students' computational thinking, coding skills, and reading comprehension. To accomplish this, the research team randomly assigned thirteen schools in a…
Descriptors: Coding, Second Language Learning, Curriculum Development, Programming Languages
Examining Changes in Teachers' Beliefs toward Integrating Computational Thinking to Teach Literacy and Math Concepts in Grades K-2
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Tyler S. Love; Scott R. Bartholomew; Jessica Yauney – Journal for STEM Education Research, 2022
Developing computational thinking (CT) skills at an early age can help develop literacy, science, and mathematics skills; however, CT instruction in grades K-2 remains limited. This study examined the perceptions of 45 K-2 teachers from 30 school districts before and after a CT professional development (PD) experience. The PD included two online…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Attitude Change, Beliefs, Computation
"TechCheck": Development and Validation of an Unplugged Assessment of Computational Thinking in Early Childhood Education
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Relkin, Emily; de Ruiter, Laura; Bers, Marina Umaschi – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2020
There is a need for developmentally appropriate Computational Thinking (CT) assessments that can be implemented in early childhood classrooms. We developed a new instrument called "TechCheck" for assessing CT skills in young children that does not require prior knowledge of computer programming. "TechCheck" is based on…
Descriptors: Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Computation, Thinking Skills, Early Childhood Education
The Statistical Content of Elementary School Mathematics Textbooks
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Jones, Dustin L.; Brown, Megan; Dunkle, Alisha; Hixon, Lindsay; Yoder, Nicole; Silbernick, Zach – Journal of Statistics Education, 2015
This study reports on the statistical content of five U.S. textbook series written for elementary students in grades 1-5. The researchers examined 17,688 pages and coded 7445 statistical tasks to determine (1) the distribution of statistical topics within textbooks, and (2) the relative emphasis on the phases of the statistical problem solving…
Descriptors: Statistics, Textbooks, Textbook Content, Elementary School Mathematics
Mathematics Performance and Cognition (MPAC) Interview: Measuring First- and Second-Grade Student Achievement in Number, Operations, and Equality in Spring 2014. Research Report No. 2016-01
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Schoen, Robert C.; LaVenia, Mark; Champagne, Zachary M.; Farina, Kristy – Grantee Submission, 2017
This report provides an overview of the development, implementation, and psychometric properties of a student mathematics interview designed to assess first- and second-grade student achievement and thinking processes. The student interview was conducted with 622 first- or second-grade students in 22 schools located in two public school districts…
Descriptors: Interviews, Test Construction, Psychometrics, Elementary School Mathematics