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João Piedade; Nuno Dorotea – Informatics in Education, 2023
Computational Thinking (CT) has emerged in recent years as a thematic trend in education in many countries and several initiatives have been developed for its inclusion in school curricula. There are many pedagogical strategies to promote the development of elementary school students' CT skills and knowledge. Unplugged learning tasks, block-based…
Descriptors: Programming, Programming Languages, Grade 4, Elementary School Students
Marius Banut; Ion Albulescu – Journal on Efficiency and Responsibility in Education and Science, 2024
In pedagogical language, "scaffolding" is frequently used to replace the expression "support in learning". In didactic terms, the practice in the classroom shows that various types of support, such as the teacher, colleagues, and technologies, contribute to more efficient learning. In terms of technologies, the present study…
Descriptors: Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Music Education, Foreign Countries, Urban Environment
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
Gary K. W. Wong; Shan Jian; Ho-Yin Cheung – Education and Information Technologies, 2024
This study examined the developmental process of children's computational thinking using block-based programming tools, specifically algorithmic thinking and debugging skills. With this aim, a group of children (N = 191) from two primary schools were studied for two years beginning from the fourth grade, as they engaged in our block-based…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Skill Development, Computation, Algorithms
Chotika Wanglang; Kobkiat Sraubon; Pallop Piriyasurawong – Higher Education Studies, 2024
This research aims to develop a combining game-based learning with design thinking using block-based programming to enhance computational thinking and creative games for primary students and will be referred to as game-based learning from now on. The purpose of this research is to 1) develop a model for game-based learning, 2) develop the system…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Design, Thinking Skills, Programming
Gary K. W. Wong – Education and Information Technologies, 2024
As block-based visual programming platform such as Scratch become more accessible and supportive to children's programming learning, the demand on understanding a trajectory of children's computational thinking development through programming from their early ages increases rapidly in recent years. To explore the developmental process of…
Descriptors: Computation, Problem Solving, Skill Development, Programming
Effect of an OwlSpace Programming Course on the Computational Thinking of Elementary School Students
Wei-Ying Li; Tzu-Chuen Lu – Informatics in Education, 2024
This study investigates the effect of programming courses on the computational thinking (CT) skills of elementary school students and the learning effectiveness of students from different backgrounds who are studying programming. We designed a OwlSpace programming course into an elementary school curriculum. Students in fourth and fifth grades…
Descriptors: Programming, Computation, Thinking Skills, Elementary School Students
Vandenberg, Jessica; Lynch, Collin; Boyer, Kristy Elizabeth; Wiebe, Eric – Computer Science Education, 2023
Background and Context: Students' self-efficacy toward computing affect their participation in related tasks and courses. Self-efficacy is likely influenced by students' initial experiences and exposure to computer science (CS) activities. Moreover, student interest in a subject likely informs their ability to effectively regulate their learning…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Cooperative Learning, Programming, Network Analysis
Jiang, Shan; Wong, Gary K. W. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2022
Over the past decade, the call to foster computational thinking (CT) in every child has received considerable attention. However, there is little understanding of whether children are developmentally ready to think computationally and what specific CT concepts and skills can be developed at various ages. This study explored the developmental and…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Gender Differences, Thinking Skills, Computation
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
Wang, Jiahui – International Journal of Computer Science Education in Schools, 2021
With the advancement in technology and the emphasis on computer science education, there has been a strong push for more widespread programming instruction at K-12 and higher education levels. Existing research has mostly focused on students at the secondary and post-secondary levels. Not much research has involved students at the elementary…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Programming, Student Attitudes, Grade 4
Katharine Childs; Sue Sentance – International Journal of Computer Science Education in Schools, 2024
Gender balance in computing education is a decades-old issue that has been the focus of much previous research. In K-12, the introduction of mandatory computing education goes some way to giving all learners the opportunity to engage with computing throughout school, but a gender imbalance still persists when computer science becomes an elective…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Females, Student Attitudes, Elementary School Students
Buyukkarci, Aysegul; Taslidere, Erdal – Journal of Educational Technology, 2021
Coding education has been offered to primary school students due to certain reasons: (1) coding improves students' problem solving and creative thinking skills; and (2) it has high visual-quality and easy-to-use block-based tools. In this study, the effects of coding education on 4th grade students' self-efficacy and scratch coding achievement…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Programming Languages, Coding, Thinking Skills
Love, Tyler S.; Griess, Carolyn J. – Science and Children, 2020
Computational thinking has been taught in elementary classrooms in other countries for many years, but in the United States this has only been a focus recently due to the drastic shortage of computer scientists. Early exposure to computational thinking has been shown to motivate students to pursue STEM careers, especially computer science (Jin,…
Descriptors: Computation, Thinking Skills, Engineering Education, Elementary School Students
Jeanne Dobgenski; Maria Elisabette Brisola Brito Prado; Angélica da Fontoura Garcia Silva – International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, 2025
By integrating computational thinking (CT) based mathematical reasoning with early childhood education through programming a dinosaur game in Scratch, this study aims to enhance the pedagogical skills of pre-service teachers by using learning objects (LOs). Also, explores frameworks for LOs construction to align with pedagogical goals, emphasizing…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Outcomes of Education, Problem Solving