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Direct linkDenner, Jill; Green, Emily; Campe, Shannon – Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2021
Background: Learning to program and success in computer science requires persistence in the face of challenges. This study contributes to research on the social context of learning by describing how children's peer interactions can support or hinder the pair's problem solving on the computer. Methods: Video recordings from eight pairs of middle…
Descriptors: Programming, Computer Science Education, Middle School Students, Peer Relationship
Campe, Shannon; Denner, Jill; Green, Emily; Torres, David – Computer Science Education, 2020
Background and Context: Pair programming is used in classrooms to promote learning and engage a more diverse group of students in computing fields, but little is known about what it looks like in middle school. Objective: The aim of this study was to examine how programming pairs were interacting and about what. Method: Video, audio, and screen…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Programming, Computer Science Education, Middle School Students
Download full textBhattacharya, Jhumpa; Quiroga, Jimena – Afterschool Matters, 2011
Throughout the nation, afterschool programs are seeing increasing numbers of English learners (ELs) among their participants. Many afterschool program practitioners, recognizing the growth in the EL population in their programs, are hungry for professional development and research to understand how better to educate this population. However,…
Descriptors: Educational Opportunities, Leadership, After School Programs, English (Second Language)
Maloney, John; Peppler, Kylie; Kafai, Yasmin B.; Resnick, Mitchel; Rusk, Natalie – Online Submission, 2008
This paper describes Scratch, a visual, block-based programming language designed to facilitate media manipulation for novice programmers. We report on the Scratch programming experiences of urban youth ages 8-18 at a Computer Clubhouse--an after school center--over an 18-month period. Our analyses of 536 Scratch projects collected during this…
Descriptors: Programming Languages, Programming, Urban Youth, Children
Denner, Jill; Bean, Steve; Martinez, Jacob – Afterschool Matters, 2009
This article describes the Girl Game Company's involvement in teaching Latina girls to design and program computer games while building a network of support to help them pursue IT courses and careers. Afterschool programs like the Girl Game Company can fill an important gap by providing opportunities for underserved youth to build IT fluency. A…
Descriptors: Females, Hispanic Americans, Computer Games, Design
Soep, Elisabeth – Afterschool Matters, 2006
The globalization of youth culture complicates young people's relationship to democracy as traditionally conceived. More and more young people define themselves as cosmopolitan citizens, connected through popular culture, digital technologies, and migration histories to social geographies outside their own local and national contexts. Despite…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Youth Programs, Radio, Programming (Broadcast)
