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Thinking about Computational Thinking: Origins of Computational Thinking in Educational Computing
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Bull, Glen; Garofalo, Joe; Hguyen, N. Rich – Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education, 2020
An educational team founded by Seymour Papert at MIT has developed an evolving series of computing environments designed to facilitate computational thinking. Papert outlined the goal of developing educational environments to facilitate the use of computer as a computational object in a seminal publication, "Teaching Children Thinking"…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Computation, Computer Science Education, Programming
A Cross-Institutional Investigation of a Flipped Module on Preservice Teachers' Interest in Teaching Computational Thinking
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Zha, Shenghua; Jin, Yi; Moore, Pamela; Gaston, Joe – Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education, 2020
Informed by the person-object theory of interest, this study deployed a mixed-method concurrent triangulation design and investigated the impact of major/specialization, gender, and module design on preservice teachers' interest in teaching computational thinking. The study was conducted in a flipped computational thinking module hosted in three…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Interests
Coding and Computational Thinking in the Social Studies: Teachers' Perspectives
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Ray, Beverly B.; Rogers, Reenay R. H.; Gallup, Jennifer – Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education, 2022
Research explored the change in perspectives of PK-12 social studies teachers regarding coding as a useful instructional tool. Using exploratory methods, researchers examined to what extent participants (n = 26) were willing to embrace coding as a teaching and learning strategy. Findings suggest that participants' perspectives on the utility of…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Preschool Education, Teachers, Social Studies
Professional Digital Competence (PDC) in Teacher Education -- Teacher Candidates Reasoning about Programming When Involved in Problem-Solving Activities with Digital Tools
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Edstrand, Emma; Sjöberg, Jeanette – Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education, 2023
The increased emergence of digital tools in educational contexts have changed the conditions for teaching and learning which, in turn, has meant a need for the development of professional digital competence (PDC) among teachers worldwide. Simultaneously, and aligned with this, programming has become an increasingly important part of schooling in…
Descriptors: Technological Literacy, Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Thinking Skills
Perceptions of Non-STEM Discipline Teachers on Coding as a Teaching and Learning Tool: What Are the Possibilities?
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Ray, Beverly B.; Rogers, Reenay R. H.; Hocutt, Martha M. – Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education, 2020
Research explored the change in perspectives of K-12 non-STEM discipline teachers regarding coding as an instructional tool. Whether, and to what extent, participants (n = 35) are willing to embrace coding as a teaching and learning strategy was examined. Findings suggest that participants' perspectives improved as a result of their participation…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Coding, Programming
Makerspaces across Settings: Didactic Design for Programming in Formal and Informal Teacher Education in the Nordic Countries
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Kjällander, Susanne; Åkerfeldt, Anna; Mannila, Linda; Parnes, Peter – Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education, 2018
For education to provide knowledge reflecting our current and future society, many countries are revising their curricula, including a vivid discussion on digital competence, programming and computational thinking. This article builds an understanding of the maker movement in relation to education in programming, by demonstrating challenges and…
Descriptors: Design, Programming, Teacher Education Programs, Instructional Design