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Spark: The First Choice for Novices
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Judith Galezer; Smadar Szekely – Informatics in Education, 2024
Spark, one of the products offered by MyQ (formerly Plethora), is a game-based platform meticulously designed to introduce students to the foundational concepts of computer science. By navigating through logical challenges, users delve into topics like abstraction, loops, and graph patterns. Setting itself apart from its counterparts, Spark boasts…
Descriptors: Learning Management Systems, Game Based Learning, Computer Science Education, Teaching Methods
Self-Explanation Effect of Cognitive Load Theory in Teaching Basic Programming
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Carlos Sandoval-Medina; Carlos Argelio Arévalo-Mercado; Estela Lizbeth Muñoz-Andrade; Jaime Muñoz-Arteaga – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2024
Learning basic programming concepts in computer science-related fields poses a challenge for students, to the extent that it becomes an academic-social problem, resulting in high failure and dropout rates. Proposed solutions to the problem can be found in the literature, such as the development of new programming languages and environments, the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Computer Science Education, Programming, Instructional Materials
Design-Based Research as a Framework for Developing and Deploying Augmented Reality Applications and Scenarios for Intercultural Exchange
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Hadjistassou, Stella; Louca, Petros; Joannidou, Shaunna; Molina Muñoz, Pedro Jesus – Research-publishing.net, 2021
This paper delves into the underlying phases involved in designing, developing, and deploying Augmented Reality (AR) applications and game-based scenarios that will be implemented during intercultural exchanges among students in two different academic institutions in Sweden and Cyprus. Building on principles of design-based research (Barab &…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Exchange Programs, Game Based Learning, Intercultural Communication
Student-Developed Shiny Applications for Teaching Statistics
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Wang, Sabrina Luxin; Zhang, Anna Yinqi; Messer, Samuel; Wiesner, Andrew; Pearl, Dennis K. – Journal of Statistics and Data Science Education, 2021
This article describes a suite of student-created Shiny apps for teaching statistics and a field test of their short-term effectiveness. To date, more than 50 Shiny apps and a growing collection of associated lesson plans, designed to enrich the teaching of both introductory and upper division statistics courses, have been developed. The apps are…
Descriptors: Student Centered Learning, Teaching Methods, Statistics Education, Introductory Courses
Computer Science Education in Early Childhood: The Case of ScratchJr
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Bers, Marina Umaschi; Sullivan, Amanda – Journal of Information Technology Education: Innovations in Practice, 2019
Aim/Purpose: This paper aims to explore whether having state Computer Science standards in place will increase young children's exposure to coding and powerful ideas from computer science in the early years. Background: Computer science education in the K-2 educational segment is receiving a growing amount of attention as national and state…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Computer Software
Development of an Online Tool Based on CFD and Object-Oriented Programming to Support Teaching Fluid Mechanics
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Paz, Concepción; Suárez, Eduardo; Cabarcos, Adrián; Gil, Christian – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2019
Fluid Mechanics is one of the most complex branches of science to learn. Traditionally, it has been taught from a positivism point of view. However, the latest technologies have led to the creation of new educational tools based on a constructivism approach as a complement to conventional teaching. This paper addresses the development of a course…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Science Instruction, Learning Theories, Constructivism (Learning)