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Jenkins, Craig W. – International Journal of Computer Science Education in Schools, 2017
This paper is part of a wider action research project taking place at a secondary school in South Wales, UK. The overarching aim of the project is to examine the potential for aspects of literacy and computational thinking to be developed using extensible 'build your own block' programming activities. This paper examines classroom talk at an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Action Research, Secondary School Students, Thinking Skills
Jenkins, Craig W. – Online Submission, 2017
This paper is part of a wider action research project taking place at a secondary school in South Wales, UK. The overarching aim of the project is to examine the potential for aspects of literacy and computational thinking to be developed using extensible 'build your own block' programming activities. This paper examines classroom talk at an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Action Research, Secondary School Students, Thinking Skills
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Chiang, Tosti Hsu-Cheng – Interactive Learning Environments, 2017
Programing is difficult for beginners because they need to learn the new language of computers. Developing software, especially complex software, is bound to result in problems, frustration, and the need to think in new ways. Identifying the learning behavior behind programing by way of empirical studies can help beginners learn more easily. In…
Descriptors: Programming, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Problem Solving
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Majgaard, Gunver – Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2014
A group of first-semester engineering students participated in a game design course. The aim of the course was to learn how to design computer games and programming skills by creating their own games, thereby applying their game-playing experiences to gain knowledge about game design. The aim was for students to develop a more critically…
Descriptors: Design, Computer Games, Programming, Computer Science Education
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Bower, Matt – Computer Science Education, 2009
This paper analyses the teaching and learning of computing in a Web-conferencing environment. A discourse analysis of three introductory programming learning episodes is presented to demonstrate issues and effects that arise when teaching computing using such an approach. The subject of discussion, the interactive nature of discussion and any…
Descriptors: Student Participation, Discourse Analysis, Computers, Programming
Cable News Network, Atlanta, GA. – 1995
These classroom guides, designed to accompany the daily CNN (Cable News Network) Newsroom broadcasts for the month of September, provide program rundowns, suggestions for class activities and discussion, student handouts, and a list of related news terms. Topics covered by the guides include: the women's conference in China, "No Man Is an…
Descriptors: Cable Television, Class Activities, Current Events, Discussion (Teaching Technique)
Cable News Network, Atlanta, GA. – 1995
These classroom guides, designed to accompany the daily CNN (Cable News Network) Newsroom broadcasts for the month of October, provide program rundowns, suggestions for class activities and discussion, student handouts, and a list of related news terms. Topics covered by the guides include: bedroom community business, freedom of expression and…
Descriptors: Cable Television, Class Activities, Current Events, Discussion (Teaching Technique)
Cable News Network, Atlanta, GA. – 1998
CNN Newsroom is a daily 15-minute commercial-free news program specifically produced for classroom use and provided free to participating schools. These guides are designed to accompany the program broadcasts for May 1-29, 1998. Top stories include: effects of a labor strike on Denmark's economy (May 1); the new currency of the European Union, the…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Current Events, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Educational Television
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Simonson, Michael, Ed. – Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 2011
For the thirty-fourth year, the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) is sponsoring the publication of these Proceedings. Papers published in this volume were presented at the annual AECT Convention in Jacksonville, FL. A limited quantity of these Proceedings were printed and sold in both hardcopy and electronic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Research and Development, Educational Technology, Conference Papers