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Using Multimodal Learning Analytics to Understand Effects of Block-Based and Text-Based Modalities on Computer Programming
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Dan Sun; Fan Ouyang; Yan Li; Chengcong Zhu; Yang Zhou – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2024
Background: With the development of computational literacy, there has been a surge in both research and practice application of text-based and block-based modalities within the field of computer programming education. Despite this trend, little work has actually examined how learners engaging in programming process when utilizing these two major…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Programming, Computer Literacy, Comparative Analysis
Pair Programming in Middle School: Variations in Interactions and Behaviors
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Campe, Shannon; Denner, Jill; Green, Emily; Torres, David – Computer Science Education, 2020
Background and Context: Pair programming is used in classrooms to promote learning and engage a more diverse group of students in computing fields, but little is known about what it looks like in middle school. Objective: The aim of this study was to examine how programming pairs were interacting and about what. Method: Video, audio, and screen…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Programming, Computer Science Education, Middle School Students
Social Skills Development and Microcomputer Use for Handicapped Adolescents.
Hegwer, Marie; And Others – 1986
An 8-week observational study of the behavior, on and off the computer, of a class of seriously emotionally disturbed adolescents was performed. In addition, an in-depth case study of a single student revealed that the student was able to maintain the most on-task behavior when paired with another student on a computer activity. Analysis of the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Case Studies, Computer Literacy
An Assessment of the Online Searching Behavior of Practitioner End Users.
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Nicholas, David – Journal of Documentation, 1996
The online searching behavior of 170 nonacademic end users (journalists and politicians) was evaluated and compared to the searching behavior of information professionals. Findings discuss ways in which end user behavior does and does not conform information professionals' preconceptions and how searching behavior is related to levels of…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Computer Literacy, Experience, Information Literacy
Students' Knowledge, Opinions, and Behaviors Concerning Dental Informatics and Computer Applications.
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Lang, W. Paul; And Others – Journal of Dental Education, 1992
A survey of 95 first-year and 91 fourth-year dental students concerning informatics and computer applications in dentistry investigated knowledge of terms and concepts related to hardware, software, electronic communication, and dental applications; opinions concerning use of the technology; and extent of experience in 4 areas of use. (MSE)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Computer Literacy, Computer Oriented Programs, Dental Schools
Dental Student Experience and Perceptions of Computer Technology.
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Feldman, Cecile A. – Journal of Dental Education, 1992
A survey of 180 dental students in 3 classes assessed student knowledge of computer-related topics and perceptions of the usefulness of computers in different areas of practice management. Computer ownership and use, computer-related courses taken, software types used, and student characteristics (age, sex, academic achievement, undergraduate…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Patterns, Computer Literacy, Computers