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Kim, ChanMin; Dinç, Emre; Lee, Eunseo; Baabdullah, Afaf; Zhang, Anna Y.; Belland, Brian R. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2023
Analogical reasoning is considered to be a critical cognitive skill in programming. However, it has been rarely studied in a block-based programming context, especially involving both virtual and physical objects. In this multi-case study, we examined how novice programming learners majoring in early childhood education used analogical reasoning…
Descriptors: Robotics, Programming, Novices, Thinking Skills
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Esponda-Arguero, Margarita – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2008
This article is a review of the pedagogical experience obtained with systems for algorithmic animation. Algorithms consist of a sequence of operations whose effect on data structures can be visualized using a computer. Students learn algorithms by stepping the animation through the different individual operations, possibly reversing their effect.…
Descriptors: Animation, Teaching Methods, Electronic Learning, Educational Technology
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Cates, Ward Mitchell – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2002
Reports descriptive analyses of production data gathered from experienced instructional developers who used a commercial authoring package and supplemental coding over a one-year period to produce three separate instructional lessons on thinking skills as part of a larger commercial educational product. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), Computer Assisted Instruction, Material Development, Multimedia Materials