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Trends and Patterns in K-12 Computer Science Education: Data Analysis from Twitter
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Cheng Wang; Meina Zhu – Educational Media International, 2025
K-12 computer science (CS) education has emerged as a vital component of modern education, nurturing computational thinking, problem-solving, and digital literacy. This study examines the K-12 CS education dynamics, emphasizing its impact and implications, particularly in the context of equity. Twitter data from 2017 to 2021 were collected,…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Computer Science Education, Social Media, Equal Education
Evaluating the Role of Professional Development on Elementary Teachers' Knowledge, Comfort, and Beliefs Related to Teaching Computer Science to Students with High-Incidence Disabilities
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Amy Hutchison; Kristie Gutierrez; Jamie Colwell; Anya Evmenova; Jeff Offutt; Margaret Gross – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2023
This article reports results from the implementation of a model of professional development (PD) to help K-5 teachers develop the knowledge and skills to teach Computer Science (CS) in classrooms of diverse students, including students with high-incidence disabilities. This article describes our Inclusive CS model of PD, how we made the PD model…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Computer Science Education, Pandemics, COVID-19
Finding the Hook: Computer Science Education in Elementary Contexts
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Ozturk, Zehra; Dooley, Caitlin McMunn; Welch, Meghan – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2018
The purpose of this study was to investigate how elementary teachers with little knowledge of computer science (CS) and project-based learning (PBL) experienced integrating CS through PBL as a part of a standards-based elementary curriculum in Grades 3-5. The researchers used qualitative constant comparison methods on field notes and reflections…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Computer Science Education, Student Projects, Teaching Methods
Exploring Teacher and Learner Experiences of Play-Based Approaches to SET Lessons at Upper Primary Level. Learning Study 1 for the Plug-in-Play Project, Rwanda
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Geeta Gambhir; Juliet Kyoshabire Kotonya – National Foundation for Educational Research, 2023
Right to Play's Plug-in-Play (PIP) project in Rwanda aims to enhance Science and Elementary Technology (SET) education through playful and interactive methods. This study, conducted by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) and Three Stones International (TSI), explores the implementation of learning through play with technology…
Descriptors: Science Education, Technology Education, Teaching Methods, Elementary School Students
Proceedings of the International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in the Digital Age (CELDA) (Fort Worth, Texas, October 22-24, 2013)
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Sampson, Demetrios G., Ed.; Spector, J. Michael, Ed.; Ifenthaler, Dirk, Ed.; Isaias, Pedro, Ed. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2013
These proceedings contain the papers of the IADIS International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in the Digital Age (CELDA 2013), October 22-24, 2013, which has been organized by the International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS), co-organized by The University of North Texas (UNT), sponsored by the…
Descriptors: Conference Papers, Cognitive Processes, Learning Processes, Short Term Memory