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Monika Mladenovic; Lucija Medak; Divna Krpan – ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2025
Computer Science (CS) Unplugged activities are designed to engage students with CS concepts. It is an active learning approach combining physical interaction with visual representation. This research article investigates the impact of CS Unplugged on students' understanding of the bubble sort algorithm. Algorithm visualization, traditionally…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Learning Activities, Active Learning, Algorithms
Polat, Elif; Yilmaz, Rabia Meryem – Education and Information Technologies, 2022
The aim of this study is to compare the effects of unplugged and plugged-in activities on academic achievement and computational thinking (CT) skills of sixth-grade students. Mixed-method research was carried out to explore whether there were differences between the groups, and to learn the students' opinions and experiences regarding the…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Programming, Computer Science Education, Computation
Totan, Havva Nur; Korucu, Agâh Tugrul – Participatory Educational Research, 2023
The aim of this study is to examine the effect of block-based coding education on middle school students' computational thinking skills and attitudes towards coding with Blocky example. The training phase of the implementation process was planned and implemented by subject experts in 4 weeks and 2 hours a week. In the research, both quantitative…
Descriptors: Programming, Computer Science Education, Student Attitudes, Computation
Li, Wei; Liu, Cheng-Ye; Tseng, Judy C. R. – Education and Information Technologies, 2023
Collaborative programming can develop computational thinking and knowledge of computational programming. However, the researchers pointed out that because students often fail to mobilize metacognition to regulate and control their cognitive activities in a cooperation, this results in poor learning effects. Especially low-achieving students need…
Descriptors: Correlation, Metacognition, Thinking Skills, Programming
Kutay, Emine; Oner, Diler – ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2022
The purpose of this study is to examine the role of Minecraft-based coding activities on computational thinking (CT) of middle school students. In the study, CT was conceptualized so that it encapsulates not only the knowledge of computational concepts (e.g., loops and conditionals) but also the use of CT practices (e.g., testing and debugging).…
Descriptors: Programming, Video Games, Middle School Students, Computation
Roba Hrisseh – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The push to teach coding in schools continues to gain momentum. Coding helps students develop skills in problem-solving, critical thinking, and creativity, as well as improve overall academic performance. However, students with disabilities often face challenges in areas such as problem-solving, mathematics, and multistep reasoning when learning…
Descriptors: Programming, Computer Science Education, Writing Instruction, Literacy
Çaliskan, Erkan – World Journal on Educational Technology: Current Issues, 2020
Robotics programming is a type of coding that combines mechanics and programming. Robotics technology facilitates coding instruction. Coding improves students' problem-solving skills. However, studies from the literature show that some teaching methods do not have a positive effect on coding skills. This study aims to examine the effects of…
Descriptors: Programming, Computer Science Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Middle School Students
Cassie F. Quigley; Danielle Herro; Holly Plank; Aileen Owens; Oluwadara Abimbade – Computer Science Education, 2024
Background and context: Historically underrepresented youth in computer science persistently experience barriers making it difficult to see themselves in the computer science field including computer science programs and curricula with consistent stereotypical references focused on competition, individualism, and male-associated topics…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Minority Group Students, Student Interests, Self Concept
Statter, David; Armoni, Michal – ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2020
Abstraction is one of the most fundamental ideas in computer science (CS), and as such, according to Bruner, it should be taught spirally, starting as early as possible and revisited at every level of education. However, teaching CS abstraction to novices is a very challenging task, and CS educational research has often demonstrated students'…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Grade 7, Computer Science Education, Abstract Reasoning
Okal, Gozde; Yildirim, Bekir; Timur, Serkan – Educational Policy Analysis and Strategic Research, 2020
This study aimed to determine the effect of teaching model developed on coding education on students' self-efficacy and attitude towards technology. The research was conducted on 64 students who were the 5th, 6th and 7th grades of a secondary school during the fall semester of 2018-2019 academic years. The research was designed in accordance with…
Descriptors: Programming, Computer Science Education, Grade 5, Grade 6
Arslan, Esra; Isbulan, Onur – Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Technology, 2021
In this research, the effects of individual and teamwork activities on perceptions of block-based programming self-efficacy and attitudes towards robotic programming tried to be determined. The research has conducted in a private school located in Sariyer, district of Istanbul province in the 2nd academic year of 2018-2019 with 32 students from…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Programming Languages, Robotics, Individual Instruction
Hu, Yue; Chen, Cheng-Huan; Su, Chien-Yuan – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2021
Block-based visual programming tools, such as Scratch, Alice, and MIT App Inventor, provide an intuitive and easy-to-use editing interface through which to promote programming learning for novice students of various ages. However, very little attention has been paid to investigating these tools' overall effects on students' academic achievement…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Programming Languages, Computer Science Education, Computer Interfaces
The Effect of Unplugged Coding Activities on Computational Thinking Skills of Middle School Students
Tonbuloglu, Betül; Tonbuloglu, Ismail – Informatics in Education, 2019
The purpose of the study is to examine the effect of unplugged coding activities carried out with middle school students on their computational thinking skills. This study employed nested-mixed design, which is a mixed research method; the data were supported by including the qualitative phase into an experimental study. In this frame, a group of…
Descriptors: Coding, Teaching Methods, Computer Science Education, Computation
Witherspoon, Eben B.; Schunn, Christian D.; Higashi, Ross M.; Shoop, Robin – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2018
Educational robotics programs offer an engaging opportunity to potentially teach core computer science concepts and practices in K-12 classrooms. Here, we test the effects of units with different programming content within a virtual robotics context on both learning gains and motivational changes in middle school (6th-8th grade) robotics…
Descriptors: Robotics, Computer Science Education, Programming, Units of Study
Colon-Acosta, Nirmaliz – ProQuest LLC, 2019
As new introductory block-based coding applications for young students to learn basic computer science concepts, such as, loops and conditionals, continue to increase in popularity, it is necessary to consider the best method of teaching students these skills. Many of these products continue to exhibit programmatic misconceptions of these concepts…
Descriptors: Coding, Game Based Learning, Instructional Effectiveness, Programming Languages
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