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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
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Kristina M. Tank; Anne Ottenbreit-Leftwich; Tamara J. Moore; Sohheon Yang; Zarina Wafula; Jiyoung Kim; Bárbara Fagundes; Lin Chu – International Journal of Computer Science Education in Schools, 2024
Within the field of K-2 computer science (CS) education, unplugged computational thinking (CT) activities have been suggested as beneficial for younger students and shown to impact young students' skills and motivation to learn about CS. This study sought to examine how children demonstrate CT competencies in unplugged sequencing tasks and how…
Descriptors: Computation, Thinking Skills, Computer Science Education, Preschool Children
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Cheng, Weiyi; Lei, Pui-Wa; DiPerna, James C. – Journal of Experimental Education, 2017
The purpose of the current study was to examine dimensionality and concurrent validity evidence of the EARLI numeracy measures (DiPerna, Morgan, & Lei, 2007), which were developed to assess key skills such as number identification, counting, and basic arithmetic. Two methods (NOHARM with approximate chi-square test and DIMTEST with DETECT…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Numeracy, Mathematics Tests, Statistical Analysis