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Tunahan Yilmaz; Serkan Izmirli – Journal of Educational Technology and Online Learning, 2023
The objective of this research was to investigate the influence of both unplugged and plugged coding activities on the computational thinking skills of secondary school students. Using an experimental design with a pretest-posttest control group, the study indicated that students enhanced their computational thinking skills through engagement in…
Descriptors: Coding, Computation, Thinking Skills, Computer Software
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Gürsan, Serkan; Tapan-Broutin, Menekse Seden; Ipek, Jale – Open Journal for Educational Research, 2022
In this study, a technology-supported teaching module was designed to support the advancement of critical thinking as determined by Facione (1990). The lesson plans of the designed teaching module were applied to future mathematics teachers in primary schools. In the study, worksheets constitute teaching model applications lesson plans and it is…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Mathematics Instruction, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills
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Su, Yu-Sheng; Shao, Mingming; Zhao, Li – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2022
Scratch, a kind of visual programming software, has been widely used in instruction for primary school children. Scratch constructs a digital world for children to design, develop, and create coursework in which their creative thinking is fostered. Different instructional methods have been designed and implemented to stimulate children's creative…
Descriptors: Cognitive Mapping, Creative Thinking, Creativity Tests, Computer Software
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Min, Sun Hee; Kim, Min Kyeong – International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 2020
In this study, we designed and applied physical computing lessons for elementary 6th-grade students based on the software education guidelines in the Korean 2015 Revised National Curriculum (Ministry of Education, 2015a). The participants of this study were ten 6th-grade students of an elementary school in Gyeonggi-do province in Korea. The…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Computer Software, Grade 6, Elementary School Students
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Dagyar, Miray; Kasalak, Gamze; Sezgin, Evren – World Journal on Educational Technology: Current Issues, 2020
The purpose of this study is to reveal the views of 4th grade primary school students about mobile programming education. Data were collected by using interview, metaphor and student drawings under qualitative research method. Among the 135 students who participated in the mobile programming education, 24 fourth grade primary school students who…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 4, Children, Positive Attitudes
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Ramey, Kay E.; Stevens, Reed; Uttal, David H. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2020
This study examines the role of spatial reasoning in learning among 5th and 6th grade students participating in a set of in-school, technology-enhanced, STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math) making activities. We focus our analysis on a particular type of reasoning: spatial reasoning. Prior research has shown that spatial…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Art Education, Spatial Ability, Problem Solving