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Zhanxia Yang; Marina Bers – Computer Science Education, 2024
Background and Context: Historically, women have been underrepresented in computer science. To address this gender gap, researchers advocate for high-quality computer science programs for early childhood. Objectives: This study examines gender differences in coding performance before and after implementing a 24-lesson visual programming curriculum…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Grade 1, Elementary School Students, Programming
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Zahedi, Leila; Batten, Jasmine; Ross, Monique; Potvin, Geoff; Damas, Stephanie; Clarke, Peter; Davis, Debra – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 2021
Underrepresentation of women in computer science (CS) increasingly demands the necessity to find and enhance current learning engagement approaches to bring more women into computing fields. Some researchers have been exploring the influence of gamification on female students as one of these possible learning engagement strategies. Gamification…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Computer Science Education, Females, Self Concept
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Weipeng Yang – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2024
Computational Thinking (CT) is essential for developing creativity, problem-solving, and digital competence in the 21st century. Coding tools like robotic toys and tablet apps have become popular in early childhood education to support CT development, but there is a debate on which tool is more effective. Little evidence exists on the effect of…
Descriptors: Coding, Preschool Children, Computation, Thinking Skills
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Öz, Recep – Journal of Education and Learning, 2021
The purpose of the study was to analyze the life quality of CEIT (Computer Education and Instructional Technologies) students according to their perception of gender, age, health status and level of income. The data were collected from the students studying at the third and fourth grades in CEIT undergraduate programs of Education Faculties…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Computer Science Education
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Basarmak, Ugur; Uluay, Gülsah; Polat, Dilber – Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Technology, 2021
When the needs of present and future life are examined, 21st-century skills are gaining importance day by day. There are various teaching methods, techniques and aids that support the development of individual skills and characteristics. Coding has also taken its place among these methods and techniques and continues to gain popularity with…
Descriptors: Coding, Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Teaching Methods
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Peslak, Alan; Kovalchick, Lisa; Wang, Wenli; Kovacs, Paul – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2021
Starting with the advent of the Internet, the concept of online distance education became a more vibrant and viable alternative and has grown rapidly. With the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic and low-cost Internet-based videoconferencing, more hybrid options have become the standard in the current pandemic global environment. This study explores…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Online Courses, Distance Education
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Arikan, Fatih; Özgür, Hasan – Shanlax International Journal of Education, 2020
The purpose of the study is to determine the effect of augmented reality applications on the learning of engineering students in their professional courses. The objective of the study is to ensure that augmented reality technologies, which are among the most important technologies of today, are used in educational settings. The other important…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Teaching Methods
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Özden, Mehtap – International Journal of Progressive Education, 2018
The rapid spread of information with the wide use of the printing press has gained momentum in the 21st century as digital texts have become widespread. Reading is among the major abilities educated individuals are expected to hold and Turkish language teachers are looked to in the acquisition of this ability. Besides, computer technologies…
Descriptors: Technological Literacy, Information Technology, Computer Science Education, Turkish
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Arslangilay, Aslihan Selcen – Educational Policy Analysis and Strategic Research, 2019
In the age of globalization and information and technology, changes as in all the fields of human life are being actualized in the education systems, too. It is of great importance for the teachers who are the most notable agents to transfer the changes to the next generations to be equipped with skills and knowledge so called 21st century skills…
Descriptors: 21st Century Skills, Preservice Teacher Education, Teacher Qualifications, Preservice Teachers
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Nguyen, Quynh Thi; Naguib, Raouf N. G.; Das, Ashish K.; Papathomas, Michail; Vallar, Edgar A.; Wickramasinghe, Nilmini; Santos, Gil Nonato; Galvez, Maria Cecilia; Nguyen, Viet Anh – International Journal of Educational Management, 2018
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the disparities in social awareness and use of the internet between urban and rural school children in the North of Vietnam. Design/methodology/approach: A total of 525 pupils, aged 9-11 years old, randomly selected from seven urban and rural schools, who are internet users, participated in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Internet, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
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Setzekorn, Kristina, Ed.; Patnayakuni, Nainika, Ed.; Burton, Tina, Ed. – IGI Global, 2020
Education has until recently promoted social mobility, broad economic growth, and democracy. However, modern universities direct policy and resources toward criteria that exacerbate income inequality and reduce social mobility. Online education can make education more socially, geographically, temporally, and financially accessible, impacting the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Online Courses, Distance Education, Educational Technology
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Falkner, Katrina; Vivian, Rebecca; Williams, Sally-Ann – Computer Science Education, 2018
Computer Science (CS) curricula are being adopted worldwide. However, the lack of prior teaching training within this area means that we have an urgent need to provide teacher professional development. Best practice teacher professional development motivates us to construct interactive and sustainable models of professional development. However,…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Curriculum, Faculty Development, Best Practices
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Zogheib, Salah – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 2014
As the majority of educational research has focused on preservice teachers' computer use for "educational purposes," the question remains: Do preservice teachers use computer technology for daily life activities and encounters? And do preservice teachers' personality traits and motivational beliefs related to computer training provided…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Computer Use, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology
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Silva-Maceda, Gabriela; Arjona-Villicaña, P. David; Castillo-Barrera, F. Edgar – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2016
Learning to program is a complex task, and the impact of different pedagogical approaches to teach this skill has been hard to measure. This study examined the performance data of seven cohorts of students (N = 1168) learning programming under three different pedagogical approaches. These pedagogical approaches varied either in the length of the…
Descriptors: Programming, Teaching Methods, Intermode Differences, Cohort Analysis
Benbow, Ross J.; Vivyan, Erika – Wisconsin Center for Education Research, 2016
Building from findings showing that undergraduate computer science continues to have the highest attrition rates proportionally for women within postsecondary science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines--a phenomenon that defies basic social equity goals in a high status field--this paper seeks to better understand how student…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Gender Differences, Computer Science Education, Comparative Analysis
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