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Direct linkJoão Torres; João Grácio; Maria Do Rosário Rodrigues; Miguel Figueiredo – Educational Media International, 2023
The GEN10S Portugal project offered 15-hour face-to-face Scratch programming courses to groups of students and two or more teachers from each class, from schools that were project members. Two Scratch teachers per class, hired by the project, participated in 12 of these 15 hours, supporting the activities. When the schools' face-to-face activities…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Programming, Minicourses, Digital Literacy
Ana Lúcia Bento Miguens; João Manuel Nunes Piedade; Rui Jorge Bernardes dos Santos; Tiago Lopes Oliva – Educational Media International, 2024
This research arises within the scope of the Postgraduate Course of Specialization in Technologies and Robotics in Elementary School. Its aim is to analyze the impact of robotics and programming on the motivation and involvement of students in the development of computational thinking, in the learning of mathematical concepts. The study was…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Computation, Thinking Skills, Skill Development
Ana Oliveira; David Oliveira – Educational Media International, 2023
Besides the development of disciplinary skills, programming contributes to the development of abilities such as reasoning, problem solving and creativity. Therefore, it is fundamental that in the initial teachers training, programming is an integral part of the curricular unit programs of didactics. This will make it possible to contribute to the…
Descriptors: Programming, Student Attitudes, Preservice Teachers, Teaching Methods
Sandford, Richard – Educational Media International, 2014
Researchers have offered, in recent years, compelling reasons for considering the potential of digital games to support learning and in response policy-makers and educators around the world have demonstrated a commitment to exploring their practical use in school. There remain, however, many questions about how games can best support learning,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Games, Elementary School Teachers, Instructional Design
Peer reviewedByers, John A. – Educational Media International, 1999
Describes a software system that allows teachers and students in practically any subject to make interactive expert systems of quizzes on the Internet. Discusses the design of the system, including building a database of questions and answers; integrating text files of questions and answers with JavaScript-HTML pages; and the JavaScript and HTML…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Software Development, Computer System Design, Database Design
Yuen, Allan H. K. – Educational Media International, 2006
Extensive studies have been conducted on programming knowledge, instructional environments and effective pedagogies in order to improve the teaching and learning of computer programming. However, there have been few studies on the usefulness and effectiveness of using simulation. The aim of this paper is two-fold: to describe the design and…
Descriptors: Programming, Computer Simulation, Teaching Methods, Learning Experience
