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Cederqvist, Anne-Marie – Education and Information Technologies, 2020
Programming has recently become part of Swedish technology education; pupils should now be able to analyse existing programmed technological solutions, and be able to design new ones. Teachers facing this curriculum change need guidance on how to teach and what to address, based on how pupils understand the content. The aim of this study is to…
Descriptors: Programming, Foreign Countries, Technology Education, Middle School Students
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Arwa Ahmed Qasem – Discover Education, 2025
Contemporary education calls for innovative strategies to move away from traditional teacher-centered methods to methods that engage students and enhance learning outcomes. This shift toward student-centered learning is crucial for achieving educational goals and making the next generation more adaptable to the modern era. This paper examines the…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Student Projects, Program Effectiveness, Programming Languages
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Pierce, Margo – T.H.E. Journal, 2013
Since the 1970s, a small but committed group of educators and developers has been encouraging students to learn the language of technology: computer programming. This article describes how today those efforts are moving forward, as a number of kid-friendly languages are being developed with the goal of harnessing students' attention and…
Descriptors: Programming Languages, Programming, Computer Software Reviews, Elementary School Science
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Castledine, Alanah-Rei; Chalmers, Chris – Design and Technology Education, 2011
With the current curriculum focus on correlating classroom problem solving lessons to real-world contexts, are LEGO robotics an effective problem solving tool? This present study was designed to investigate this question and to ascertain what problem solving strategies primary students engaged with when working with LEGO robotics and whether the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Problem Solving, Grade 6, Relevance (Education)