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Nagy, Tímea; Csernoch, Mária; Biró, Piroska – Education Sciences, 2021
Previous research proved that teaching spreadsheeting from a programming perspective is much more effective than the widely accepted tool-centered surface approach methods. Spreadsheeting as an introductory programming approach allows students to build up schemata leading to contextualized, concept-based problem-solving. Furthermore, it provides…
Descriptors: Self Evaluation (Individuals), Self Efficacy, Gender Differences, Programming
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Kjällander, Susanne; Mannila, Linda; Åkerfeldt, Anna; Heintz, Fredrik – Education Sciences, 2021
Digital competence and programming are actively highlighted areas in education worldwide. They are becoming part of curricula all over the world, including the Swedish elementary school curriculum, Children are expected to develop "computational thinking" through programming activities, mainly in mathematics--which are supposed to be…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, National Curriculum, Computer Science Education, Programming
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Piedade, João; Dorotea, Nuno; Pedro, Ana; Matos, João Filipe – Education Sciences, 2020
This study aims to analyze how pre-service informatics teachers design learning scenarios with robotics to teach programming fundamentals and to promote computational thinking skills. A descriptive and exploratory case study design was implemented with 26 pre-service informatics teachers. Data were collected from the participants using qualitative…
Descriptors: Programming, Computer Science Education, Thinking Skills, Robotics