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Ghislain Nono Gueye; Jonathan R. Peterson – Journal of Economic Education, 2024
The authors present a Web application they designed in the R programming language as an experiential learning tool for teaching production theory. The app simulates production decisions where a manager is tasked to find the optimal mixture of inputs through experimentation. Users of the application are instructed to use calculations and intuitions…
Descriptors: Economics Education, Teaching Methods, Computer Oriented Programs, Programming Languages
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João, Piedade; Nuno, Dorotea; Fábio, Sampaio Ferrentini; Ana, Pedro – Education Sciences, 2019
In the last few years, it has been pointed out that teaching programming is a strong strategy to develop pupils' competences in computational thinking (CT). In the Portuguese context, the curriculum changes in 2018 made programming and CT compulsory for every pupil in primary and secondary education. Nowadays, there is an information and…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Programming, Computer Science Education, Student Teachers
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Dunbar, Kyle M.; Rich, Kathryn M. – Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12, 2020
The aim of this article is to inspire more teachers to explore the use of codable robots for teaching mathematics. The authors begin by discussing four benefits experienced by incorporating robots into middle school mathematics classes: (1) reasonable time frames; (2) authentic purposes for mathematics; (3) visual and nonevaluative feedback; and…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Robotics, Middle School Mathematics
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Martincic, Cynthia J. – Information Systems Education Journal, 2016
Mobile application development is currently an important component of CS/IS education. Because of the rapid rate of change in the mobile application field, there are many websites that provide instructional material in tutorial format, but it is difficult to find a textbook that includes mobile application programming assignments and exercises.…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Computer Science Education, Introductory Courses, Programming