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Marianthi Grizioti; Chronis Kynigos – Informatics in Education, 2024
Even though working with data is as important as coding for understanding and dealing with complex problems across multiple fields, it has received very little attention in the context of Computational Thinking. This paper discusses an approach for bridging the gap between Computational Thinking with Data Science by employing and studying…
Descriptors: Computation, Thinking Skills, Data Science, Classification
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Fokides, Emmanuel – International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning, 2018
The study presents the results of a project in which tablets and a ready-made application were used for teaching basic programming concepts to young primary school students (ages 7-9). A total of 135 students participated in the study, attending primary schools in Athens, Greece, divided into three groups. The first was taught conventionally. The…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Programming, Handheld Devices, Telecommunications
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Vrachnos, Euripides; Jimoyiannis, Athanassios – Themes in Science and Technology Education, 2017
Developing students' algorithmic and computational thinking is currently a major objective for primary and secondary education in many countries around the globe. Literature suggests that students face at various difficulties in programming processes, because of their mental models about basic programming constructs. Arrays constitute the first…
Descriptors: Taxonomy, Secondary School Students, Mathematics Skills, Mathematics Achievement
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Fokides, Emmanuel – Journal of Information Technology Education: Research, 2017
Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine whether the authoring of computer games in a mainstream primary school setting can support the learning of game design and programming concepts. Background: Despite the benefits for students when they learn how to program and the significant body of research regarding this matter, these…
Descriptors: Programming, Computer Games, Elementary School Students, Teaching Methods
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Altanis, Ioannis; Retalis, Symeon; Petropoulou, Ourania – Education Sciences, 2018
During the last few years, there has been a growing interest in students getting engaged in digital game-making activities so as to enhance their thinking skills. The findings of studies that have examined the impact of such initiatives are quite positive, especially concerning the promotion of 21st century skills; however, many students seem to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Educational Games, Thinking Skills
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Glezou, Katerina; Grigoriadou, Maria – Informatics in Education, 2010
In this paper we present a small-scale study investigating the use of the MicroWorlds Pro multimedia programming environment as an authoring tool for constructing models, simulations and multimedia applications with students of Senior High School. We implemented the cross-thematic educational scenario "Free fall simulation development"…
Descriptors: High School Students, Learner Engagement, Teaching Methods, Simulation