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Prokopyev, Mikhail Semenovich; Vlasova, Elena Zotikovna; Tretyakova, Tatyana Vasilyevna; Sorochinsky, Maksim Anatolyevich; Solovyeva, Rimma Alekseyevna – Journal of Educational Psychology - Propositos y Representaciones, 2020
At present, teaching programming to future teachers is superficial or is excluded from computer science curricular. Only programming fundamentals are taught during computer studies, and skills acquired during the training are not applied in practice. The aims of this article are (1) to develop a programming course for teacher training disciplines…
Descriptors: Programming, Computer Science Education, Programming Languages, Teacher Education Programs
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Lou Schwartz; Valérie Maquil; Laurence Johannsen; Christian Moll; Johannes Hermen – Education and Information Technologies, 2024
Computational Thinking (CT) is an emerging topic in school curricula. Different tools exist to support the learning of CT, namely visual programming languages and tangible development platforms (TDP), which are widely used in extra-curricular activities. To date, few tools have been developed that consider both teachers' needs and the school…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Computation, Thinking Skills, Skill Development
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van der Meulen, Anna; Hartendorp, Mijke; Voorn, Wendy; Hermans, Felienne – ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2023
Programming education is strongly emerging in elementary and high school. Diversity and inclusion are important topics, however, insights on suited programming materials for younger learners with visual impairments are lacking. A wide range of programming materials for children exists, diverse in both what is being programmed (output) and how this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Blindness, Visual Impairments, Accessibility (for Disabled)
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Mohsen Asgari; Fong-Chun Tsai; Linda Mannila; Filip Strömbäck; Kazi Masum Sadique – Discover Education, 2024
As programming emerges as a critical skill in the digital age and digital tools continue to evolve, understanding students' perspectives on the integration of such technologies into their education is crucial. This empirical study explores the perspectives of students in Sweden and Taiwan on the use of digital tools in their programming courses.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Student Attitudes, Technology Uses in Education
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Ployduangrat, Jaruwan – Journal of Education and Learning, 2022
The purposes of the current study were to develop a management system for the national sports development fund in Thailand and (2) to evaluate the developed fund management system. The participants were 15 experts in system development. They were selected by the purposive sampling method. The participants had more than 10 years of programming and…
Descriptors: Management Systems, Team Sports, Usability, Information Security
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von Wangenheim, Christiane Gresse; Hauck, Jean C. R.; Demetrio, Matheus Faustino; Pelle, Rafael; da Cruz Alves, Nathalia; Barbosa, Heliziane; Azevedo, Luiz Felipe – Informatics in Education, 2018
The development of computational thinking is a major topic in K-12 education. Many of these experiences focus on teaching programming using block-based languages. As part of these activities, it is important for students to receive feedback on their assignments. Yet, in practice it may be difficult to provide personalized, objective and consistent…
Descriptors: Programming Languages, Programming, Grading, Outcome Measures
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Kiliç, Servet; Gökoglu, Seyfullah – Informatics in Education, 2022
This study aims to explore the usability of the virtual robotics programming curriculum (VRP-C) for robotics programming teaching. Pre-service computer science (CS) teachers were trained for robotics programming teaching by using VRP-C in a scientific education activity. After training, views of the participants were revealed by using a scale and…
Descriptors: Usability, Robotics, Virtual Classrooms, Programming
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Goswami, Bishnu; Pal, Sarmila – Education and Information Technologies, 2022
We introduce two new software tools, Bongojontro and Bongojontro Baksobandi, aimed at reducing the barriers to programming for native speakers of Bengali, the fifth most spoken language in the world. The highlights of these software include programming in the native language of Bengali, simpler construction of programs which is friendly for…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Indo European Languages
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Sally McHugh; Noel Carroll; Cornelia Connolly – Computers in the Schools, 2024
Citizen Development (CD) is a method of delivering low-code no-code (LCNC) development that empowers subject matter experts to design, develop, and deploy applications into production as though they were full-on, experienced coders. This paper explores teachers' perceptions around the potential for, and enactment of LCNC in our education system.…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Empowerment, Teacher Attitudes, Technology Uses in Education
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Tan, Wee Lum; Venema, Sven; Gonzalez, Ruben – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2017
Transitioning to university is recognised as a challenging endeavour for commencing students. For commencing Computer Science students specifically, evidence suggests a link between poor performance in introductory technical courses, such as programming, and high attrition rates. Building resilience in students, particularly at the start of their…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Computer Science Education, Programming, Introductory Courses
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Ramos, Vinicius F. C.; Cechinel, Cristian; Magé, Larissa; Lemos, Robson – Informatics in Education, 2021
Teaching introductory computer programming and choosing the proper tools and programming languages are challenging tasks. Most of the existing tools are not fully integrated into systems to support the teaching-learning processes. The present paper describes the usability evaluation of the Virtual Programming Lab module for Moodle (VPL-Moodle)…
Descriptors: Student Satisfaction, Teacher Attitudes, Usability, Computer Interfaces
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Kumalija, Elhard James; Fatih, Ymran; Sun, Yi – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2019
Effectiveness of program visualization tools in teaching and learning programming is well documented. However most of program visualization tools are desktop applications, this study aims at investigating students' perception of program visualization on Android smartphones. Study result shows that program visualization using smartphones can arouse…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Visualization, Handheld Devices, Electronic Learning
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Yadav, Alok Kumar; Oyelere, Solomon Sunday – Education and Information Technologies, 2021
This paper intends to present an overview of a mobile game-based learning application, BaghLearn that develops and upskills programming and algorithmic knowledge by cross-curricular capabilities through a traditional world-based game. The focus of this research was to explore the learning effectiveness of BaghLearn on students. Mixed method…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Handheld Devices, Educational Games
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Su, Chien-Yuan; Hu, Yue; Li, Yu-Hang – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2019
In recent years, game-based programming tools (GBPTs) such as Code.org, Lightbot, and Cargo-Bot have been developed to help children worldwide better understand programming concepts through an interesting, enjoyable and visualizable programming learning experience. However, in-service teachers' perceptions regarding the use of these game-based…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Programming, Teacher Attitudes, Elementary Secondary Education
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Lepp, Marina; Palts, Tauno; Luik, Piret; Kaspar, Papli; Suviste, Reelika; Säde, Merilin; Hollo, Kaspar; Vaherpuu, Vello; Tõnisson, Eno – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2018
Learning programming has become more and more popular and organizing introductory massive open online courses (MOOCs) on programming can be one way to bring this education to the masses. While programming MOOCs usually use automated assessment to give feedback on the submitted code, the lack of understanding of certain aspects of the tasks and…
Descriptors: Troubleshooting, Introductory Courses, Programming, Computer Science Education
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