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Computational Thinking and Repetition Patterns in Early Childhood Education: Longitudinal Analysis of Representation and Justification
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Yeni Acosta; Ángel Alsina; Nataly Pincheira – Education and Information Technologies, 2024
This paper provides a longitudinal analysis of the understanding of repetition patterns by 24 Spanish children ages 3, 4 and 5, through representation and the type of justification. A mixed quantitative and qualitative study is conducted to establish bridges between algebraic thinking and computational thinking by teaching repetition patterns in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Children, Computation
Computational Thinking with Game Design: An Action Research Study with Middle School Students
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Lorien Cafarella; Lucas Vasconcelos – Education and Information Technologies, 2025
Middle school students often enter Computer Science (CS) classes without previous CS or Computational Thinking (CT) instruction. This study evaluated how Code.org's block-based programming curriculum affects middle school students' CT skills and attitudes toward CT and CS. Sixteen students participated in the study. This was a mixed methods action…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Computation, Thinking Skills, Problem Solving
A Framework for Measuring Abstraction as a Sub-Skill of Computational Thinking in Block-Based Programming Environments
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Çakiroglu, Ünal; Çevik, Isak – Education and Information Technologies, 2022
In order to teach Computational Thinking (CT) skills to young students, Block-Based Programming Environments (BBPEs) are integrated into secondary school computer science (CS) education curricula. As a CT skill, abstraction is one of the prominent skills, which is difficult to enhance and measure. Researchers developed some scales for measuring…
Descriptors: Computation, Thinking Skills, Computer Science Education, Programming
Patrony: A Mobile Application for Pattern Recognition Learning
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Barrón-Estrada, María Lucia; Zatarain-Cabada, Ramón; Romero-Polo, Jorge Abraham; Monroy, Julieta Noguez – Education and Information Technologies, 2022
Pattern recognition is an important skill of Computational Thinking and is one of the most important competences for solving a problem that involves finding similarities or patterns in small problems to solve more complex ones. In this work, we present the mobile application software Patrony. The main contribution of this work is to promote the…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Computer Oriented Programs, Pattern Recognition, Computation