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Muñoz-Repiso, Ana García-Valcárcel; Caballero-González, Yen-Air – Comunicar: Media Education Research Journal, 2019
The development of programming skills is currently promoting from an early school age, trying to get children to take an active and creative role in the use of technologies. The objective of this article is to verify the repercussion of educational robotics activities on kindergarten students in the acquisition of computational thinking and…
Descriptors: Computation, Thinking Skills, Robotics, Early Childhood Education
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Mihci, Can; Ozdener Donmez, Nesrin – International Journal of Research in Education and Science, 2017
The purpose of this research is to investigate the short and long-term effects of using GUI-oriented visual Blocks-Based Programming languages (BBL) as a 2nd tier tool when teaching programming to prospective K12 ICT teachers. In a mixed-method approach, the effect on academic success as well as the impact on professional opinions and preferences…
Descriptors: Programming, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Programming Languages
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Lu, Owen H. T.; Huang, Jeff C. H.; Huang, Anna Y. Q.; Yang, Stephen J. H. – Interactive Learning Environments, 2017
As information technology continues to evolve rapidly, programming skills become increasingly crucial. To be able to construct superb programming skills, the training must begin before college or even senior high school. However, when developing comprehensive training programmers, the learning and teaching processes must be considered. In order to…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Outcomes of Education, Online Courses, Educational Research
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Cetin, Ibrahim; Andrews-Larson, Christine – Computer Science Education, 2016
Recent increased interest in computational thinking poses an important question to researchers: What are the best ways to teach fundamental computing concepts to students? Visualization is suggested as one way of supporting student learning. This mixed-method study aimed to (i) examine the effect of instruction in which students constructed…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Visualization, Teaching Methods, Mixed Methods Research
Akcaoglu, Mete – ProQuest LLC, 2013
In today`s complex and fast-evolving world, problem solving is an important skill to possess. For young children to be successful at their future careers, they need to have the "skill" and the "will" to solve complex problems that are beyond the well-defined problems that they learn to solve at schools. One promising approach…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Teaching Methods, Skill Development, Computer Software