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Hansen, Alexandria Killian; Dwyer, Hilary; Harlow, Danielle Boyd; Franklin, Diana – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2016
We developed the Draw-A-Computer-Scientist-Test (DACST) to better understand elementary school students' conceptions of computer scientists and the nature of their work. By understanding how young children perceive computer scientists, we can broaden their ideas about the activities and images of computer scientists. We administered the DACST to…
Descriptors: Computer Science, Scientists, Elementary School Students, Concept Formation
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Zendler, Andreas; McClung, O. William; Klaudt, Dieter – International Journal of Information and Learning Technology, 2015
Purpose: The development of a K-12 computer science curriculum based on constructivist principles needs to be informed by knowledge of content and process concepts that are central to the discipline of computer science. The paper aims to discuss this issue. Design/methodology/approach: Taking a cross-cultural approach and using an experimental…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cross Cultural Studies, Computer Science Education, Elementary Secondary Education