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Torres Jiménez, Stephanie; Ramírez-Echeverry, Jhon Jairo; Restrepo-Calle, Felipe – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2024
This article presents the design, construct validation, and reliability of a self-report instrument in Spanish that aims to characterize different types of strategies that students can use to learn computer programming. We provide a comprehensive overview of the identification of learning strategies in the existing literature, the design and…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Construct Validity, Test Reliability, Questionnaires
Kalyenci, Damla; Metin, Sermin; Basaran, Mehmet – Education and Information Technologies, 2022
This research aims to develop a valid and reliable test to determine the coding skill levels of 5-7 years old children in early childhood. The study sample consists of children aged 5-7 who attend primary and pre-school education institutions affiliated to the Ministry of National Education in Agri and Gaziantep city center in the 2020-2021…
Descriptors: Tests, Programming, Elementary School Students, Preschool Children
Tsai, Meng-Jung; Chien, Francis Pingfan; Wen-Yu Lee, Silvia; Hsu, Chung-Yuan; Liang, Jyh-Chong – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2022
This study aimed to develop the Computational Thinking Test for Elementary School Students (CTT-ES) to assess young children's CT competencies in non-programming contexts and also examine the relationship between CT competencies and CT dispositions. A survey including a pool of CTT-ES candidate items and the Computational Thinking Scale (CTS) was…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Test Validity, Computation, Thinking Skills
Computerized Adaptive Assessment of Understanding of Programming Concepts in Primary School Children
Hogenboom, Sally A. M.; Hermans, Felienne F. J.; Van der Maas, Han L. J. – Computer Science Education, 2022
Background and Context: Valid assessment of understanding of programming concepts in primary school children is essential to implement and improve programming education. Objective: We developed and validated the Computerized Adaptive Programming Concepts Test (CAPCT) with a novel application of Item Response Theory. The CAPCT is a web-based and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Adaptive Testing, Programming, Knowledge Level
Halit Karalar – International Technology and Education Journal, 2023
The purpose of this study is to adapt the "Computer Programming Self-Efficacy Scale for Computer Literacy Education (CPSES)" developed by Tsai et al. (2019) into Turkish for middle school students and to develop a valid and reliable measurement tool. The participants of the study consisted of 348 eighth grade students. In order to test…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Programming, Computer Literacy, Middle School Students
Hu, Chiu-Fan; Lin, Yu-Tzu; Wu, Cheng-Chih; Chen, Hsueh-Chih – Educational Technology & Society, 2022
This study developed a scale to assess high school students' programming disposition. The scale was developed by utilizing a standardized test development process. The three constructs of the scale, namely confidence, persistence and flexible thinking, consisted of 9 items (3 items on each construct). Participants for the formal test of the scale…
Descriptors: High School Students, Test Construction, Test Validity, Test Reliability
Ayanwale, Musa Adekunle; Ndlovu, Mdutshekelwa – Education Sciences, 2021
This study investigated the scalability of a cognitive multiple-choice test through the Mokken package in the R programming language for statistical computing. A 2019 mathematics West African Examinations Council (WAEC) instrument was used to gather data from randomly drawn K-12 participants (N = 2866; Male = 1232; Female = 1634; Mean age = 16.5…
Descriptors: Cognitive Tests, Multiple Choice Tests, Scaling, Test Items
Säde, Merilin; Suviste, Reelika; Luik, Piret – Education Sciences, 2021
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) can potentially affect the lives of millions of people, but there is little research on how a programming MOOC could affect participants' lives after participation. In Estonia, we have organised several programming MOOCs over the years, attended by over 14,000 people. This inspired us to develop and validate a…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Programming, Foreign Countries, Computer Science Education
Lihui Sun; Zhen Guo; Danhua Zhou – Interactive Learning Environments, 2024
Coding ability has become an essential digital skill for young children. The graphical programming environment is valuable carrier for cultivating children's coding ability. The purpose of this study is to develop a coding ability test for children, to conduct a graphic coding intervention, and to further explore the impact of multiple factors on…
Descriptors: Programming, Skill Development, Intervention, Student Experience
Kiliç, Servet; Gökoglu, Seyfullah; Öztürk, Mücahit – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2021
In this research, a scale was developed to determine the programming-oriented computational thinking skills of university students. The participants were 360 students studying in various departments at different universities in Turkey for computer programming. The scale consists of 33 items under conceptual knowledge, algorithmic thinking, and…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Test Reliability, Test Construction, Programming
Shahmirzadi, Niloufar – International Journal of Language Testing, 2023
The documentation of test takers' achievements has been accomplished through large-scale assessments to find general information about students' language ability. To remove subjectivity, Cognitive Diagnostic Assessment (CDA) has recently played a crucial role in perceiving candidates' latent attribute patterns to find multi-diagnostic information…
Descriptors: Placement Tests, Test Validity, Programming Languages, Diagnostic Tests
Tsai, Meng-Jung; Wang, Ching-Yeh – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2021
To explore the role of design thinking in contemporary computer literacy education, this study aimed to examine the relationship between young students' design thinking disposition and their computer programming self-efficacy. To assess students' design thinking disposition, this study developed the Design Thinking Disposition Scale (DTDS) with a…
Descriptors: Design, Thinking Skills, Computer Science Education, Computer Literacy
Basu, Satabdi; Rutstein, Daisy W.; Xu, Yuning; Wang, Haiwen; Shear, Linda – Computer Science Education, 2021
Background and Context: In today's increasingly digital world, it is critical that all students learn to think computationally from an early age. Assessments of Computational Thinking (CT) are essential for capturing information about student learning and challenges. When programming is used as a vehicle to foster CT skills, assessment of CT…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Programming, Thinking Skills, Logical Thinking
Perceived Acceptance and Use of Scratch Software for Teaching Programming: A Scale Development Study
Yildiz, Serife Nur; Ates-Cobanoglu, Alev; Kisla, Tarik – International Journal of Computer Science Education in Schools, 2020
This paper reports the development process of a scale for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) teachers' acceptance and use of Scratch for teaching programming. For early beginners of programming, Scratch is the most popular block-based software for facilitating programming teaching (Zhang and Nouri, 2019) worldwide. Also, in Turkey,…
Descriptors: Programming Languages, Computer Software, Computer Science Education, Technology Integration
Kong, Siu-Cheung; Li, Robert Kwok-Yiu; Kwok, Ron Chi-Wai – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2019
Schools around the globe increasingly realized the importance of technology and its application in the education system. To guarantee a successful educational innovation, schools seek out different parties for valuable opinions. Among them, parents are the important feedback providers, because their attitudes are influential on children's academic…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Programming, Computer Science Education, Test Construction