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Lihui Sun; Junjie Liu – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2025
Computational Thinking (CT) has evolved as an essential competency for K-12 students, and programming practices are recognized as the key way to facilitate CT development. However, most studies of CT development in middle graders have focused on visual programming, lacking evidence to demonstrate the effectiveness of Python programming. Therefore,…
Descriptors: Computation, Thinking Skills, Skill Development, Middle School Students
Dan Sun; Chee-Kit Looi; Yan Li; Chengcong Zhu; Caifeng Zhu; Miaoting Cheng – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2024
In the current era where computational literacy holds significant relevance, a growing number of schools across the globe have placed emphasis on K-12 programming education. This field of education primarily comprises two distinct modalities--the block-based programming modality (BPM) and the text-based programming modality (TPM). Previous…
Descriptors: Programming, Student Behavior, Thinking Skills, Computation
Dan Sun; Chengcong Zhu; Fan Xu; Yan Li; Fan Ouyang; Miaoting Cheng – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2024
Although previous research has provided some insights into the effects of block-based and text-based programming modalities, there is a dearth of a detailed, multi-dimensional analysis of the transition process from different introductory programming modalities to professional programming learning. This study employed a quasi-experimental design…
Descriptors: Programming, Secondary School Students, Computation, Thinking Skills
Hatice Yildiz Durak – Education and Information Technologies, 2024
Examining middle school students' computational identity development, personal, situational variables and programming experiences through the lens of identity may offer an opportunity to explore the dynamic relationship between individual, academic and social influences in computer science and CI. The aim of this study is to examine the variables…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Computation, Thinking Skills, Self Concept
Valerie Critten; Hannah Hagon; Melike Aslan Unlu – International Journal of Computer Science Education in Schools, 2024
In light of current developments, there is an increasing effort to integrate computing-oriented activities into the education of children as young as two years old. Although the computing strand is not officially addressed in the Early Years Foundation Stage Statutory Framework (DfES, 2024), a small number of early years teachers in England…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Computation, Problem Solving
Badruliman Batni; Syahrul Nizam Junaini – Education and Information Technologies, 2025
In the dynamic educational context of Malaysia, this study examines the impact of integrating Unplugged Activities (UA) with Block-Based Programming (BBP) on improving the computational thinking (CT) skills of secondary students in full boarding schools in Northern Peninsular Malaysia. Using a quasi-experimental design and mixed-methods analysis,…
Descriptors: Computation, Thinking Skills, Programming, Secondary School Students
Julia Tomanova; Martin Vozar; Dasa Munkova – International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology, 2024
The study focuses on the identification of relationships and/or rules between computational thinking (CT) concepts among the undergraduate students of Applied Informatics due to their attitudes towards mathematics. We analyze three CT concepts -- decomposition, pattern recognition, and algorithmic thinking. We assume that students who have a…
Descriptors: Computation, Thinking Skills, Student Attitudes, Undergraduate Students
Ben-Yaacov, Anat; Hershkovitz, Arnon – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2023
Block programming has been suggested as a way of engaging young learners with the foundations of programming and computational thinking in a syntax-free manner. Indeed, syntax errors--which form one of two broad categories of errors in programming, the other one being logic errors--are omitted while block programming. However, this does not mean…
Descriptors: Programming, Computation, Thinking Skills, Error Patterns
Refvik, Kim André Stavenaes; Opsal, Hilde – Computers in the Schools, 2023
Computational thinking and programming have emerged as central 21st-century skills. Several countries have embedded these skills in their school curricula. This study investigates how an optional programming course affects eighth-grade mathematical problem solving in Norway using a quasi-experimental design with pre- and post-tests. These tests…
Descriptors: Programming, Computer Science Education, Grade 8, Mathematics Education
The Determinants of Impact of Personal Traits on Computational Thinking with Programming Instruction
Yuan-Chen Liu; Tzu-Hua Huang; Chia-Ling Sung – Interactive Learning Environments, 2023
Computational thinking is an important skill in computer science since the 1960s, and it is closely related to problem solving. Almost all research related to computational thinking mentions problem solving. Although some research has been conducted on computational thinking, few studies examined the impact of personal traits on students'…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Computation, Thinking Skills, Programming
Li, Jiansheng; Liu, Jiao; Yuan, Rui; Shadiev, Rustam – Educational Technology & Society, 2022
This study explores the role of socially shared regulation on computational thinking performance in cooperative learning. Ninety-four middle school students from China aged between 16 and 18 participated in this study. Forty-six students were in the experimental group, and 48 students were in the control group. Students in the experimental group…
Descriptors: Computation, Thinking Skills, Cooperative Learning, Foreign Countries
Rizk, Nadya; McKenzie, Matt; Samrout, Marya – Teaching Science, 2022
Coding is a process often associated with computers. Nevertheless, coding is a thought process that can be mastered even without a computer. In NSW, primary students are introduced to computational and algorithmic thinking as early as Stage 1. Yet, teaching coding to young students is not always easy for teachers, mostly because the process is…
Descriptors: Programming, Computer Science Education, Computation, Thinking Skills
Lai, Rina P. Y. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2022
As a dynamic and multifaceted construct, computational thinking (CT) has proven to be challenging to conceptualize and assess, which impedes the development of a workable ontology framework. To address this issue, the current article describes a novel approach towards understanding the ontological aspects of CT by using text mining and…
Descriptors: Computation, Thinking Skills, Teacher Attitudes, Competence
Alajlan, Hayat; Alebaikan, Reem; Almassaad, Ahmad – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2023
This study identified appropriate pedagogy for computational thinking in K-12 computer education. The Delphi technique was employed to collect different views, ideas and opinions derived a consensus from a panel of 12 international experts through a series of questionnaires. The experts have various experiences in computer science, computer…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Computation, Thinking Skills, Computer Science Education
Nikolaos Pellas – Computers in the Schools, 2024
There is substantial evidence that incorporating interactive environments for game-based instruction has a significant potential to support the development of computational thinking and programming skills in primary education students. However, it is not clear whether a simulation game (SG) with different user interface elements, created via…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Extracurricular Activities, Computer Science Education, Elementary School Students