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Kathy A. Mills; Jen Cope; Laura Scholes; Luke Rowe – Review of Educational Research, 2025
Teaching coding and computational thinking is an emerging educational imperative, now embedded in compulsory curriculum in the United States, Finland, the UK, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and Australia. This meta-synthesis of 49 studies critically reviews recent international research (2009-2022) of coding and computational…
Descriptors: Coding, Programming, Computation, Thinking Skills
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Abdullahi Yusuf; Norah Md Noor; Shamsudeen Bello – Education and Information Technologies, 2024
Studies examining students' learning behavior predominantly employed rich video data as their main source of information due to the limited knowledge of computer vision and deep learning algorithms. However, one of the challenges faced during such observation is the strenuous task of coding large amounts of video data through repeated viewings. In…
Descriptors: Learning Analytics, Student Behavior, Video Technology, Classification
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Collins, Jazmin; Ford, Vitaly – Journal of Cybersecurity Education, Research and Practice, 2023
The use of the Capture the Flag (CTF)-style competitions has grown popular in a variety of environments as a method to improve or reinforce cybersecurity techniques. However, while these competitions have shown promise in student engagement, enjoyment, and the teaching of essential workforce cybersecurity concepts, many of these CTF challenges…
Descriptors: Computer Security, Computer Science Education, Coding, Competition
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Tarling, Georgie; Melro, Ana; Kleine Staarman, Judith; Fujita, Taro – Pedagogies: An International Journal, 2023
Coding bootcamps targeting diverse learners are increasingly popular. However, little research has focused on the student experience of these courses: what pedagogic practices make learning coding meaningful for them and why. In a previous paper, we proposed a conceptual framework outlining three dimensions of learning opportunities in relation to…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Coding, Programming, Computer Science Education
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Threekunprapa, Arinchaya; Yasri, Pratchayapong – International Journal of Instruction, 2020
Computational thinking (CT) has become a necessary skill of students in the 21st century. Various learning approaches have been developed to foster CT among school students. However, these approaches predominantly rely on computer devices and internet connection and fail to promote advanced computer concepts necessary for programming. Therefore,…
Descriptors: Computation, Thinking Skills, Coding, Flow Charts
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Somuncu, Büsra; Aslan, Durmus – Education and Information Technologies, 2022
The present study was conducted to investigate the effect of coding activities on children's mathematical reasoning skills. In the study, the pre-test - post-test control group quasi-experimental design was used. The participants of the study consisted of 29 children (17 in experiment group and 12 in control group) aged between 57-68 months…
Descriptors: Coding, Programming, Mathematics Skills, Thinking Skills
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Damar Rais; Zhao Xuezhi – Journal on Mathematics Education, 2024
Python programming is widely employed in educational institutions worldwide. Within the "Merdeka Belajar" curriculum context, this programming is recognized as a suitable vehicle for mathematics instruction, significantly influencing students' motivation and learning outcomes, particularly following periods of educational hiatus. This…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Learning Motivation, Programming Languages, Student Attitudes
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Çiftci, Serdar; Bildiren, Ahmet – Computer Science Education, 2020
Background and Context: There are studies which indicate that computer programming supports high-level abilities for everyone such as creative thinking, questioning, problem solving and critical thinking which are considered within the scope of 21st-century abilities. Objective: The current experimental study was carried out to put forth the…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Coding, Cognitive Ability, Problem Solving
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Priyanka, Priyanka Gupta; Mehrotra, Deepti – Journal of Information Technology Education: Innovations in Practice, 2022
Aim/Purpose: This paper focuses on designing and implementing the rubric for objective JAVA programming assessments. An unsupervised learning approach was used to group learners based on their performance in the results obtained from the rubric, reflecting their learning ability. Background: Students' learning outcomes have been evaluated…
Descriptors: Objective Tests, Outcomes of Education, Scoring Rubrics, Programming Languages
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de Ruiter, Laura E.; Bers, Marina U. – Computer Science Education, 2022
Background and Context: Despite the increasing implementation of coding in early curricula, there are few valid and reliable assessments of coding abilities for young children. This impedes studying learning outcomes and the development and evaluation of curricula. Objective: Developing and validating a new instrument for assessing young…
Descriptors: Programming Languages, Computer Software, Coding, Computer Science Education
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Rossano, Veronica; Roselli, Teresa; Quercia, Gaetano – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2018
The Computational Thinking recently has been recognised as one of the basic knowledge to be developed since childhood. Coding and computers are not just programming, but tools that help students to develop problem solving skills and more deep understand of the way things work. For these reasons, great attention has been focused on this topic both…
Descriptors: Coding, Computation, Problem Solving, Computer Software
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Govender, Irene – Journal of Information Technology Education: Innovations in Practice, 2021
Aim/Purpose: This study seeks to understand the various ways information systems (IS) students experience introductory programming to inform IS educators on effective pedagogical approaches to teaching programming. Background: Many students who choose to major in information systems (IS), enter university with little or no experience of learning…
Descriptors: Programming, Information Science Education, Diaries, Student Attitudes
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Karakaya Cirit, Didem – International Journal of Contemporary Educational Research, 2022
This paper analyzed Scratch projects developed by undergraduate students. The sample consisted of 22 child development students (18 women and four men) in the 2018-2019 academic year. The study adopted an action research design within the scope of a course titled "Teaching Science and Mathematics in Preschool Education." The research was…
Descriptors: Coding, Preschool Education, Computer Science Education, Computer Software
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Tran, Yune – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2019
The Computer Science Teachers Association has asserted that computational thinking equips students with essential critical thinking which allows them to conceptualize, analyze, and solve more complex problems. These skills are applicable to all content area as students learn to use strategies, ideas, and technological practices more effectively as…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Elementary School Students, Pretests Posttests, Computer Science Education
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Maranga, Jemar Jude A.; Matugas, Leilla Keith J.; Lim, Jorge Frederick W.; Romana, Cherry Lyn C. Sta. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2019
Teaching an introductory programming course to an average of 40 students while monitoring their performance can be a challenge for instructors. Preparing coding exercises with test cases and checking students' programs can prove to be time consuming at times. Moreover, programming has been known to be quite difficult for students to learn. To…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Programming Languages, Introductory Courses, Computer Science Education
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