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Kim, ChanMin; Dinç, Emre; Lee, Eunseo; Baabdullah, Afaf; Zhang, Anna Y.; Belland, Brian R. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2023
Analogical reasoning is considered to be a critical cognitive skill in programming. However, it has been rarely studied in a block-based programming context, especially involving both virtual and physical objects. In this multi-case study, we examined how novice programming learners majoring in early childhood education used analogical reasoning…
Descriptors: Robotics, Programming, Novices, Thinking Skills
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Kim, ChanMin; Belland, Brian R.; Baabdullah, Afaf; Lee, Eunseo; Dinç, Emre; Zhang, Anna Y. – AERA Open, 2021
Tinkering is often viewed as arbitrary practice that should be avoided. However, tinkering can be performed as part of a sound reasoning process. In this ethnomethodological study, we investigated tinkering as a reasoning process that construes logical inferences. This is a new asset-based approach that can be applied in computer science…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Logical Thinking, Problem Solving, Inferences
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Kim, ChanMin; Yuan, Jiangmei; Vasconcelos, Lucas; Shin, Minyoung; Hill, Roger B. – Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2018
In this study, we investigated the debugging process that early childhood preservice teachers used during block-based programing. Its purpose was to provide insights into how to prepare early childhood teachers to integrate computer science into instruction. This study reports the types of errors that early childhood preservice teachers commonly…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Early Childhood Education, Computer Science Education, Programming