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Jones, Brett D.; Ellis, Margaret; Gu, Fei; Fenerci, Hande – International Journal of STEM Education, 2023
Background: The motivational climate within a course has been shown to be an important predictor of students' engagement and course ratings. Because little is known about how students' perceptions of the motivational climate in a computer science (CS) course vary by sex, race/ethnicity, and academic major, we investigated these questions: (1) To…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Computer Science Education, Gender Differences, Racial Differences
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Akcaoglu, Mete; Rosenberg, Joshua M.; Hodges, Charles B.; Hilpert, Jonathan C. – Computers in the Schools, 2021
Computer programming is becoming an essential skill for young students regardless of their education or career goals. Therefore, for students to develop and for educators and researchers to accurately measure self-efficacy in and value for programming is important. Although student motivation in subject matter can be measured using self-report…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Student Attitudes, Value Judgment, Self Efficacy
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Pullu, Emine Kübra; Gömleksiz, Mehmet Nuri – Discourse and Communication for Sustainable Education, 2021
This research was prepared in order to determine the change in students' academic achievement, retention levels and attitudes, and problem solving skill and creative thinking skill as a result of programming teaching with authentic task-based applications. The research was prepared using an experimental design with pretest-posttest control group.…
Descriptors: Authentic Learning, Academic Achievement, Positive Attitudes, Problem Solving
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Eryilmaz, Selami; Deniz, Gülhanim – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2021
This study was conducted to determine the effect of Tinkercad use in computer programming education on students ' computational thinking skills and perceptions. In this context, 583 secondary school students studying in Ankara province of Turkey at the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grade level in the 2019-2020 academic year constitute the…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Programming, Instructional Effectiveness, Courseware
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Öncü, Semiral; Bichelmeyer, Barbara A. – Participatory Educational Research, 2021
Learners have to engage in academically purposeful instructional endeavors to be successful in school. Latest research indicates that the learners of today are not as interested in educational deeds as they need to be. Educational stakeholders should look for means to address this tendency to have a positive influence on educational results. This…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Learner Engagement, Blended Learning, Educational Certificates
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Conn, Paula; Gotfrid, Taylor; Zhao, Qiwen; Celestine, Rachel; Mande, Vaishnavi; Shinohara, Kristen; Ludi, Stephanie; Huenerfauth, Matt – ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2020
We investigate the degree to which undergraduate computing students in a United States university consider accessibility several years after instruction. Prior work has found that cultural and ethical norms become ingrained early in STEM professionals' careers; so, we focus on students approaching graduation and after an internship experience, who…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Computer Science Education, College Seniors, Instructional Effectiveness
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Pappas, Ilias O.; Giannakos, Michail N.; Jaccheri, Letizia; Sampson, Demetrios G. – ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2017
This study uses complexity theory to understand the causal patterns of factors that stimulate students' intention to continue studies in computer science (CS). To this end, it identifies gains and barriers as essential factors in CS education, including motivation and learning performance, and proposes a conceptual model along with research…
Descriptors: Intention, Student Behavior, Computer Science Education, Barriers