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Computational Thinking with Game Design: An Action Research Study with Middle School Students
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Lorien Cafarella; Lucas Vasconcelos – Education and Information Technologies, 2025
Middle school students often enter Computer Science (CS) classes without previous CS or Computational Thinking (CT) instruction. This study evaluated how Code.org's block-based programming curriculum affects middle school students' CT skills and attitudes toward CT and CS. Sixteen students participated in the study. This was a mixed methods action…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Computation, Thinking Skills, Problem Solving
Relationships between Cognitive Pattern Recognition and Specific Mathematical Domains in Mathematics Education
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Ling, Meng Kay Daniel; Loh, Sau Cheong – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2023
The understanding of the relationships between pattern recognition and mathematical abilities is important for students in their learning of mathematics and mathematics teachers in the design of their teaching pedagogies. This study examines the connections between pattern recognition and mathematical abilities of students from four Singapore…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Pattern Recognition, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Skills
Investigation of a Middle School Preservice Teacher's Knowledge of Content and Students
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Ersari, Ebru – International Journal of Assessment Tools in Education, 2021
The purpose of this study was to explicate one preservice middle grades mathematics teacher's Knowledge of Content and Students (KCS) in the context of multiple solution strategies. This study's purpose is to underline the importance of preservice teachers' KCS and provide possible investigative methods for evaluating preservice teachers' KCS.…
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Preservice Teachers, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Pattern Recognition
Relationship of Creativity and Critical Thinking to Pattern Recognition among Singapore Private School Students
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Ling, Meng Kay Daniel; Loh, Sau Cheong – Journal of Educational Research, 2020
Cognitive pattern recognition is known to be an important skill for academic subjects such as mathematics, science, languages, or even humanities. In this study, we investigate the relationships between creativity, critical thinking, and pattern recognition among 203 private school students in Singapore. The instruments used include a creativity…
Descriptors: Creativity, Critical Thinking, Pattern Recognition, Correlation
Finding Patterns
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Mulvey, Bridget – Science Teacher, 2016
Students best learn science through a combination of science inquiry and language learning. This article presents a series of chemistry lessons on the naming of compounds. The weeklong unit focuses on patterns across compound names and chemical formulas and addresses several of the "Next Generation Science Standards" (NGSS Lead States…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Chemistry, Scientific Concepts, Naming
An Analysis on the Pattern Generalizations of the Turkish Pre-Service Mathematics Teachers That Are Presented in a Different Structure and Presentation
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Dundar, Sefa – Educational Research and Reviews, 2015
The pattern, which is a key concept in understanding the mathematical information and concepts, is the basis in comprehending mathematical relations and in understanding mathematical order and logic. The fact that students discover the relationships contained within the patterns and generalize them helps them develop their skills to better…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Mathematics Instruction, Secondary School Mathematics