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The Effect of Block-Based Programming on the Computational Thinking Skills of Middle School Students
Gunbatar, Mustafa Serkan; Turan, Baris – Online Submission, 2019
The aim of the study was to determine the effect of the programming instruction process carried out by using mBlock programming tool on the students' computational thinking skills. The study design was one group pretest-post-test experimental design. Study group was consisted of 82 students enrolled to a secondary school in Edremit district of Van…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Middle School Students, Computer Science Education, Programming
Al-Jarf, Reima – Online Submission, 2023
This study aimed to explore the magazines and topics that female college students like to read, and the topics that senior and junior high school reading textbooks contain. Findings of questionnaire-surveys with female college students at King Saud University revealed that 77% of the students read women's magazines; 77% like to read about fashion…
Descriptors: Females, Islam, Religious Factors, Foreign Countries
Arslankara, Veysel Bilal; Usta, Ertugrul – Online Submission, 2020
The activities of the students during the summer holidays, learning losses or the forgetfulness of the return of the holidays have been discussed in the educational sciences for a long time. However, very little research is being done and has little place in educational policies. This is especially important in applications and continuity courses…
Descriptors: School Schedules, Vacations, Learning Activities, Extracurricular Activities
Tekerek, Mehmet; Altan, Tugba – Online Submission, 2014
In this study, the effect of Scratch environment in teaching algorithm in elementary school 6th grade Information and Communication Technologies course was examined. The research method was experimental method. Control group, pretest-posttest design of experimental research method and a convenience sample consisting of 60 6th grade students were…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Elementary School Students, Experimental Groups, Control Groups
Ceylan, Veysel Karani; Kesici, Ayse Elitok – Online Submission, 2017
In this study, the effects of blended learning on the middle school students' academic achievement level and product evaluation scores were investigated. Blended learning provides more effective learning outcome gains through enriching todays' developing Web Technologies with learning environments. This study was carried out with a total of 53…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Middle School Students, Academic Achievement, Teaching Methods
Johnson, Claire – Online Submission, 2017
"Game Maker" is widely used in UK secondary schools, yet under-researched in that context. This paper presents the findings of a qualitative case study that explores how authoring computer games using "Game Maker" can support the learning of basic programming concepts in a mainstream UK secondary setting. The research draws on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Qualitative Research, Case Studies
von Wangenheim, Christiane Gresse; Alves, Nathalia Cruz; Rodrigues, Pedro Eurico; Hauck, Jean Carlo – Online Submission, 2017
In order to be well-educated citizens in the 21st century, children need to learn computing in school. However, implementing computing education in schools faces several practical problems, such as lack of computing teachers and time in an already overloaded curriculum. A solution can be a multidisciplinary approach, integrating computing…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Social Studies, Programming
Ioannidou, Andri; Bennett, Vicki; Repenning, Alexander; Koh, Kyu Han; Basawapatna, Ashok – Online Submission, 2011
The iDREAMS project aims to reinvent Computer Science education in K-12 schools, by using game design and computational science for motivating and educating students through an approach we call Scalable Game Design, starting at the middle school level. In this paper we discuss the use of Computational Thinking Patterns as the basis for our…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Student Motivation, Middle School Students
Marshall, Krista Sekeres – Online Submission, 2011
The purpose of this study was to evaluate student understanding and application of computational thinking patterns to novel situations. Over 500 students, who had just designed and programmed a Frogger-style game using the AgentSheets platform, responded to a newly developed video-prompt survey instrument administered in the Fall 2010 semester.…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Grounded Theory, Thinking Skills, Games
Johnson, Barbara Z.; King, Elizabeth; Hayes, Elisabeth – Online Submission, 2008
In its second year, the Tech Savvy Girls Project adopted "Teen Second Life" as a platform for interest-driven learning and designed projects and objects around themes important to them and their futures as technology-using, creative people. By using the building tools in an open-ended virtual world, they were able to pursue interests common to…
Descriptors: Females, Computer Uses in Education, Computers, Information Technology