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Ma, Hongliang; Zhao, Mei; Wang, Huixin; Wan, Xinqi; Cavanaugh, Terence W.; Liu, Ji – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2021
Computational thinking (CT) is a fundamental skill and an analytical ability that children in the twenty-first century should develop. Students should begin to work with algorithmic problem-solving and computational methods in K-12. Drawing on a conceptual framework (IGGIA) that combines CT and problem-solving, this study designed and implemented…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Programming Languages, Thinking Skills, Problem Solving
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Chen, Yen Tzu; Liu, Che-Hung; Lee, Chih Yu – Education Quarterly Reviews, 2021
This study used CodeMonkey, an online learning platform through which elementary teachers can learn programming while playing games and experience how to integrate STEM into their courses. The study analyzed and examined their experiences using a qualitative research method. According to the research results, learning programming while playing…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Computer Games, Computer Science Education, STEM Education
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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
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Altin, Rukiye; Tokel, Tugba; Delialioglu, Omer – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 2021
The focus on Computer Science Education at the K-12 level has been increasingly highlighted due to today's need for a populace with computational thinking skills, in addition to the expansion of careers related to computing and computer science. Programming helps facilitate students' examination of the nature of a problem and helps students to…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness, Interdisciplinary Approach, Computer Science Education
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Magerko, Brian; Freeman, Jason; McKlin, Tom; Reilly, Mike; Livingston, Elise; McCoid, Scott; Crews-Brown, Andrea – ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2016
This article presents EarSketch, a learning environment that combines computer programming with sample-based music production to create a computational remixing environment for learning introductory computing concepts. EarSketch has been employed in both formal and informal settings, yielding significant positive results in student content…
Descriptors: Art Education, STEM Education, Computer Science Education, Disproportionate Representation
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Emurian, Henry H. – International Journal of Distance Education Technologies, 2006
Students in a graduate class and an undergraduate class in Information Systems completed a Web-based programmed instruction tutor that taught a simple Java applet as the first technical training exercise in a computer programming course. The tutor is a competency-based instructional system for individualized distance learning. When a student…
Descriptors: Web Based Instruction, Computer Science Education, Information Systems, Graduate Students