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A Qualitative Study Exploring Robots as a Potential Classroom Tool for Teaching Computational Thinking within a Sixth-Grade Class
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Munn, Carol A. – ProQuest LLC, 2020
This research study explored robotics as the catalyst for computational thinking (CT) by sixth-grade students as they are engaged in a science lesson. The interactions, understandings, and applications are discussed, along with the participants' connections and implementations of CT concepts (decomposition, abstraction, pattern recognition, and…
Descriptors: Robotics, Grade 6, Units of Study, Science Instruction
Toward Increased Retention in University Computer Science Programs a Language Socialization Approach
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Green, Caitlin Moriah – ProQuest LLC, 2018
This dissertation is a mixed-methods ethnographic study of students in the introductory class in the Engineering & Computer Science (ECS) department at University of California, Davis (UC Davis). I collected audio-recorded natural speech and questionnaire data from students attending this course during two academic quarters, Fall 2016 and…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Metalinguistics, Ethnography, Introductory Courses
A Higher Education Case: Millennial Experience toward Learning in a Virtual World Designed as an Authentic Learning Environment
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Franetovic, Marija – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Current educational initiatives encourage the use of authentic learning environments to realistically prepare students for jobs in a constantly changing world. Many students of the Millennial generation may be social media savvy. However, what can be said about learning conditions and student readiness for active, reflective and collaborative…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Virtual Classrooms, Cooperative Learning, Learner Engagement