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Tavares, Paula Correia; Gomes, Elsa Ferreira; Henriques, Pedro Rangel; Vieira, Diogo Manuel – Open Education Studies, 2022
Computer Programming Learners usually fail to get approved in introductory courses because solving problems using computers is a complex task. The most important reason for that failure is concerned with motivation; motivation strongly impacts on the learning process. In this paper we discuss how techniques like program animation, and automatic…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Programming, Computer Science Education, Problem Solving
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Brigas, Carlos Jorge; Figueiredo, José Alberto Quitério – Research in Social Sciences and Technology, 2019
In recent years, there has been an increased effort to introduce coding and computational thinking in early childhood education. In accordance with the international trend, programming has become an increasingly growing focus in European education. The idea of introducing computer programming in the classroom dates back to the late 1960s. The…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Thinking Skills, Coding, Elementary School Students
Roach, Ronald – Black Issues in Higher Education, 2005
The Joint Educational Facilities Inc. (JEF) computer science program has as its goal to acquaint minority and socially disadvantaged K-12 students with computer science basics and the innovative subdisciplines within the field, and to reinforce the college ambitions of participants or help them consider college as an option. A non-profit…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Computer Science, Disadvantaged Youth, Program Descriptions