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Leonard, Jacqueline; Djonko-Moore, Cara M.; Ellington, Roni; Santoro, Anthony; Miller, Mikhail – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2020
This paper highlights the year-one (pilot) findings of a three-year project on emerging technologies where students engaged in computer modeling, 3D printing, flight simulation, and drones during summer camps and afterschool programs in rural and urban districts. The pilot was iterative as different interventions were field-tested in specific…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, Computation, Thinking Skills
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Sung, Woonhee; Black, John B. – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2021
This study examined what factors might have a positive impact on students' learning outcomes in mathematical understanding and computational thinking skills. Specifically, whether the proposed instructional design combining computational perspectives and an embodied approach in mathematics learning improves (a) mathematics learning, (b)…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Outcomes of Education
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Newton, Kristie J.; Leonard, Jacqueline; Buss, Alan; Wright, Christopher G.; Barnes-Johnson, Joy – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2020
This mixed methods study examined how engagement in robotics and game design influenced students' self-efficacy, STEM attitudes, and computational thinking (CT) skills. Predominantly African-American students engaged in engineering and computer science tasks during informal learning environments. Results revealed students' self-efficacy scores on…
Descriptors: Robotics, STEM Education, Self Efficacy, Student Attitudes