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K. G. Srinivasa; Aman Singh; Kshitij Kumar Singh Chauhan – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2024
Contribution: This article investigates the impact of gamified learning on high school students (grades 9-12) in computer science, emphasizing learner engagement, knowledge improvement, and overall satisfaction. It contributes insights into the effectiveness of gamification in enhancing educational outcomes. Background: Gamification in education…
Descriptors: High School Students, Gamification, Computer Science Education, Critical Thinking
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Rafael Herrero-Álvarez; Rafael Arnay; Eduardo Segredo; Gara Miranda; Coromoto Leon – IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 2025
RoblockLLy is an educational robotics simulator designed for primary and secondary school students, whose goal is to increase their interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. In the particular case of computer science, it allows developing computational thinking skills. It has been designed with ease of use in mind. This free…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, STEM Education, Computer Science Education, Robotics
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I Gusti Putu Asto Buditjahjanto; Juki Irfansyah – Journal of Technology and Science Education, 2023
The use of computer applications as learning media has been widely used in the learning process. One such computer application is Augmented Reality. Augmented Reality has advantages in ease of use, media appeal, and mobility because it can be used on cell phones and tablets. Creative thinking is a skill that students need in solving problems in a…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Creative Thinking, Program Effectiveness, Academic Achievement
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Shim, Hyoyoung; Lee, Hyangeun – Education and Information Technologies, 2022
Virtual reality (VR) technology is playing a crucial role in the changing paradigm of education. In many cases, however, VR technology is not being taught because of the lack of relevant educational content at middle and high school levels. This study investigates the effect of design education using VR-based coding on students' competence and…
Descriptors: Design, Computer Simulation, Coding, Competence
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Merve Aydin; Ünal Çakiroglu – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2025
Background: Students experience higher-order thinking skills by finding ways to solve the problem, debugging errors while applying the solution, and testing the solution in programming. However, the inability to create schemas that will characterise programming structures is one of the difficulties during this process. Objectives: This study aimed…
Descriptors: Programming, Computer Science Education, Thinking Skills, Problem Solving
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Hui Zhang; Yi Zhang; Tao Xu; Yun Zhou – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2024
Virtual Reality (VR) is increasingly recognized as a promising tool to enhance learning, yet research on the use of VR instructional approaches for online learning remains limited. The present study aims to address this research gap by examining the effects of VR instructional approaches and textual cues on learning. We conducted an educational VR…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Cognitive Ability, Computer Simulation, Cues
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Chengliang Wang; Xiaojiao Chen; Yifei Li; Pengju Wang; Haoming Wang; Yuanyuan Li – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2025
This study explored the impact of MetaClassroom, a virtual immersive programming learning environment designed based on the three-dimensional learning progression (3DLP) concept, on students' multidimensional development. Utilizing a quasi-experimental research design, this study compared students' programming learning achievements (PLA),…
Descriptors: Programming, Computer Science Education, Metacognition, Computer Simulation
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Sagrans, Jacob; Mokros, Janice; Voyer, Christine; Harvey, Meggie – Science Teacher, 2022
The use of large, open-source data sets is ubiquitous in scientific research. Scientists--ranging from meteorologists to chemists to epidemiologists--are researching and investigating critical questions using data that they have not themselves collected. To contribute to the growing effort to bring data science into classrooms, the authors have…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Science Instruction, High School Teachers, Science Teachers
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Hughes, Ciaran; Isaacson, Joshua; Turner, Jessica; Perry, Anastasia; Sun, Ranbel – Physics Teacher, 2022
Quantum computing is a growing field at the intersection of physics and computer science. The goal of this article is to highlight a successfully trialled quantum computing course for high school students between the ages of 15 and 18 years old. This course was designed to bridge the gap between popular science articles and advanced undergraduate…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Physics, Science Instruction, Quantum Mechanics
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Zeichner, Orit – Journal on School Educational Technology, 2020
This study examined the effect of learning in a computerized environment that includes simulations on the students' achievements and motivation, and is based on models that show that learning through simulation has more potential to promote the comprehension of abstract principles and concepts than traditional learning does. The theoretical…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Information Technology, Computer Simulation, Student Motivation
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Aksit, Osman; Wiebe, Eric N. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2020
Computational thinking (CT) and modeling are authentic practices that scientists and engineers use frequently in their daily work. Advances in computing technologies have further emphasized the centrality of modeling in science by making computationally enabled model use and construction more accessible to scientists. As such, it is important for…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Computer Science Education
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Xiao, Jun; Cao, Mengying; Li, Xuejiao; Hansen, Preben – International Journal of Distance Education Technologies, 2020
Augmented reality tools and applications have been shown to have powerfully impelled the development of the field of education. In this article, the authors designed and developed an augmented reality technology-based courseware "Starry Sky Exploration--Eight Planets in the Solar System" and explored how AR can bring an immersive…
Descriptors: Courseware, Instructional Effectiveness, Computer Simulation, Astronomy
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Costa, Joana Martinho; Miranda, Guilhermina Lobato – Informatics in Education, 2019
This paper presents an approach to the initial programming learning using the four components instructional model and the Alice software. The quasi-experimental design was developed with two groups of students that attended two schools with very different socioeconomic status and school retention levels. The differences obtained in the mean of the…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Instructional Design, Models, Programming
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Purgina, Marina; Mozgovoy, Maxim; Blake, John – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2020
Gamification of language learning is a clear trend of recent years. Widespread use of smartphones and the rise of mobile gaming as a popular leisure activity contribute to the popularity of gamification, as application developers can rely on an unprecedented reach of their products and expect acceptance of game-like elements by the users. In terms…
Descriptors: Computer Games, Computer Simulation, Grammar, Computer Software
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Repenning, Alexander; Webb, David C.; Koh, Kyu Han; Nickerson, Hilarie; Miller, Susan B.; Brand, Catharine; Her Many Horses, Ian; Basawapatna, Ashok; Gluck, Fred; Grover, Ryan; Gutierrez, Kris; Repenning, Nadia – ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2015
An educated citizenry that participates in and contributes to science technology engineering and mathematics innovation in the 21st century will require broad literacy and skills in computer science (CS). School systems will need to give increased attention to opportunities for students to engage in computational thinking and ways to promote a…
Descriptors: Games, Design, Computer Science Education, Computer Simulation
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