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Çiftci, Serdar; Bildiren, Ahmet – Computer Science Education, 2020
Background and Context: There are studies which indicate that computer programming supports high-level abilities for everyone such as creative thinking, questioning, problem solving and critical thinking which are considered within the scope of 21st-century abilities. Objective: The current experimental study was carried out to put forth the…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Coding, Cognitive Ability, Problem Solving
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Türker, Pinar Mihci; Pala, Ferhat Kadir – Journal on School Educational Technology, 2020
The aim of this study is to investigate the computational thinking skills of secondary school students and their perceived self-efficacy related to block-based programming. The study group consists of 464 students attending 5, 6, 7, and 8 grades in a province located in the Central Anatolia region, Turkey. Data were collected by Computational…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Self Efficacy, Programming Languages, Secondary School Students
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Tokmak, Ahmet; Yilmaz, Ali; Seker, Mustafa – Education Quarterly Reviews, 2022
This study aims to investigate the effect of using the Harezmi education model, which has been widely used in Turkey in recent years, in social studies teaching regarding computational thinking skills. Interviews were held with students and teachers seven months after the applications to determine the conceptual knowledge levels of students for…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Teaching Methods, Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes
Kurt, Adile Askim; Akbulut, Yavuz; Odabasi, H. Ferhan; Ceylan, Beril; Kuzu, Elif Bugra; Donmez, Onur; Izmirli, Ozden Sahin – Online Submission, 2013
Information and Communication Technologies Action Competence (ICTAC) can be defined as "individuals' motivation and capacity to voluntarily employ their ICT skills for initiating or taking part in civic actions". Since academic staff and teachers in ICT related fields have crucial roles in training action-competent individuals, this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, State Universities, Preservice Teachers, Educational Technology
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Korkmaz, Ozgen – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2012
The present study aims to reveal the impact of students' critical thinking and logico-mathematical intelligence levels of students on their algorithm design skills. This research was a descriptive study and carried out by survey methods. The sample consisted of 45 first-year educational faculty undergraduate students. The data was collected by…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Intelligence, Measures (Individuals)
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