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Building Statisticians at an Early Age -- Statistical Projects Exploring Meaningful Data in Primary School
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Frischemeier, Daniel – Statistics Education Research Journal, 2020
Since many decisions in politics, economics, and social sciences are based on statistics, statistical literacy is a key component for an active citizen. Statistical skills and statistical reasoning can already be enhanced in primary school. Therefore, not only in Germany, statistics is an element of the primary-school curriculum, which usually…
Descriptors: Statistics, Elementary School Mathematics, Class Activities, Mathematics Skills
A Qualitative Study Exploring Robots as a Potential Classroom Tool for Teaching Computational Thinking within a Sixth-Grade Class
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Munn, Carol – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 2021
This paper explores Computational Thinking (CT) through the experiences and interactions of sixth-grade students as they were engaging in a science lesson utilizing robotics. This robotics unit institutes the shifting from traditional to engaging hands-on activities coupled with CT skills that are exciting, intriguing, and inviting to students.…
Descriptors: Robotics, Grade 6, Units of Study, Science Instruction
A Qualitative Study Exploring Robots as a Potential Classroom Tool for Teaching Computational Thinking within a Sixth-Grade Class
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Munn, Carol A. – ProQuest LLC, 2020
This research study explored robotics as the catalyst for computational thinking (CT) by sixth-grade students as they are engaged in a science lesson. The interactions, understandings, and applications are discussed, along with the participants' connections and implementations of CT concepts (decomposition, abstraction, pattern recognition, and…
Descriptors: Robotics, Grade 6, Units of Study, Science Instruction
Adding Interactive Graphic Organizers to a Whole-Class Slideshow Lesson
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Ponce, Héctor R.; Mayer, Richard E.; López, Mario J.; Loyola, María Soledad – Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2018
This study examines the effects of including interactive graphic organizers into a whole-class PowerPoint lesson as an instructional approach intended to improve student engagement and generative learning in schools. A software application was developed and integrated into PowerPoint that makes it possible for the instructor to fill in empty…
Descriptors: Visual Aids, Computer Software, Teaching Methods, Grade 4
Integrating Commercial Off-the-Shelf Video Games into School Curriculums
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Charsky, Dennis; Mims, Clif – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2008
Games have a long history of being used for instructional purposes. Games can be defined as playful activities, with or without a computer, that have some essential characteristics. Game characteristics can include competition and goals, game rules, challenging activities, choices, and fantasy elements. Games that take advantage of these…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Video Games, Fantasy, Educational Technology
A Fifth Grader's Guide to the World
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Purcell, April D.; Ponomarenko, Alyson L.; Brown, Stephen C. – Science and Children, 2006
The challenge for today's elementary teachers is not "whether" but rather "how" to use computers to effectively teach students essential skills and concepts. One exciting way of meeting this challenge is to use Geographic Information Systems (GIS), computer software that captures, manipulates, analyzes, and displays data on specialized layered…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Computer Software, Plate Tectonics, Information Systems