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Mioduser, David; Kuperman, Asi – Design and Technology Education, 2020
Despite the fact that the sophisticated technologies are a substantial component of children's everyday environment, of the space within which they act, play and learn--the world of complex technological systems (their characteristics, and the knowledge and skills involved in operating, designing and programming them) is almost ignored in the…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Robotics, Information Technology, Programming
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Lavy, Ilana – International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education, 2021
This article describes a unique ongoing experience of learning programming via engagement in music programming of known melodies. Seventh and eighth graders participated in 10 lessons of weekly activity. Via the programming of melodies, using the Scratch 2.0 environment, they became acquainted with basic concepts of programming such as methods,…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Computer Science Education, Programming, Music
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Ragonis, Noa; Shilo, Gila – Journal of Information Technology Education: Research, 2018
Aim/Purpose: Research shows that students encounter difficulties in identifying the structure of argumentation texts and in understanding the main message of the argument. The research examined the effect that learning Logic Programming (LP), while applying logic inference, has on students' understanding of argumentation texts. Background:…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Computer Science, Inferences, Student Attitudes
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Asad, Khaled; Tibi, Moanis; Raiyn, Jamal – World Journal of Education, 2016
New generations are using and playing with mobile and computer applications extensively. These applications are the outcomes of programming work that involves skills, such as computational and algorithmic thinking. Learning programming is not easy for students children. In recent years, academic institutions like the Massachusetts Institute of…
Descriptors: Programming, Elementary School Students, Student Attitudes, Visual Aids
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Armoni, Michal; Gal-Ezer, Judith; Hazzan, Orit – Computer Science Education, 2006
This paper discusses the role of reduction in computer science and describes a study on undergraduate students' perception of the concept of reduction. Specifically, based on an analysis of students answers to questions addressing different computer science topics, we present several findings regarding the ways in which undergraduate students…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Computer Science
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Ragonis, Noa; Ben-Ari, Mordechai – Computer Science Education, 2005
This article describes research on the learning of object-oriented programming (OOP) by novices. During two academic years, we taught OOP to high school students, using Java and BlueJ. Our approach to teaching featured: objects-first, teaching composed classes relatively early, deferring the teaching of main methods, and focusing on class…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Investigations, Concept Teaching, Programming
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers