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Irem Nur Çelik; Kati Bati – Informatics in Education, 2025
In this study, we aimed to investigate the impact of cooperative learning on the computational thinking skills and academic performances of middle school students in the computational problem-solving approach. We used the pretest-posttest control group design of the quasiexperimental method. In the research, computational problem-solving…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Academic Achievement, Computation, Thinking Skills
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Heidi Taveter; Marina Lepp – Informatics in Education, 2025
Learning programming has become increasingly popular, with learners from diverse backgrounds and experiences requiring different support. Programming-process analysis helps to identify solver types and needs for assistance. The study examined students' behavior patterns in programming among beginners and non-beginners to identify solver types,…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Novices, Expertise, Programming
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Deise Monquelate Arndt; Ramon Mayor Martins; Jean Carlo Rossa Hauck – Informatics in Education, 2025
Critical thinking is a fundamental skill for 21st-century citizens, and it should be promoted from elementary school and developed in computing education. However, assessing the development of critical thinking in educational contexts presents unique challenges. In this study, a systematic mapping was carried out to investigate how to assess the…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education, Computer Science Education, 21st Century Skills
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Gerard Dummer; Elwin Savelsbergh; Paul Drijvers – Informatics in Education, 2025
Programmed control systems are ubiquitous in the present-day world. In current educational practice, however, these systems are hardly being addressed, and little is known about children's spontaneous understandings about such systems. Therefore, we explored pupils' understandings prior to instruction in three concrete settings: a car park, an…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 3, Grade 6, Computer Science Education
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Gediminas Merkys; Sigitas Vaitkevicius; Daiva Bubeliene; Vaino Brazdeikis – Informatics in Education, 2025
The paper presents graduates results in computer science testing according to their dependence from students' gender, family socioeconomic status, and the type of prosperity of the locality of the school in Lithuania. It was found that the gender of the graduate does not affect the results in computer science test. However, the girls who chooses…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Science Education, Gender Differences, Socioeconomic Status