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Computational Thinking in Early Grade Classrooms: How Young Learners Interact with Physical Devices to Ground Their Understanding of Computational Thinking
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Bih Epse Fofang Janet Shufor – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Computational thinking (CT) has been supported as an important skill every young person should possess for the 21st century, with possible implications for problem-solving, self-expression, and creativity. Numerous initiatives, both within and outside classroom settings, have been developed in response to policy mandates aiming at broadening…
Descriptors: Computation, Thinking Skills, Elementary School Students, Assistive Technology
Integrating the Constructionist Learning Theory with Computational Thinking Classroom Activities
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Csizmadia, Andrew; Standl, Bernhard; Waite, Jane – Informatics in Education, 2019
In computer science education at school, computational thinking has been an emerging topic over the last decade. Even though, computational thinking is interpreted and integrated in classrooms in different ways, an identification process about what computational thinking is about has been in progress among computer science school-teachers and…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Computation, Thinking Skills, Class Activities
Computational Skills for Multivariable Thinking in Introductory Statistics
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Adams, Bryan; Baller, Daniel; Jonas, Bryan; Joseph, Anny-Claude; Cummiskey, Kevin – Journal of Statistics and Data Science Education, 2021
Since the publishing of Nolan and Temple Lang's "Computing in the Statistics Curriculum" in 2010, the American Statistical Association issued new recommendations in the revised GAISE college report. To reflect modern practice and technologies, they emphasize giving students experience with multivariable thinking. Students develop…
Descriptors: Multivariate Analysis, Statistics Education, Teaching Methods, Thinking Skills
Computer Science Unplugged: A Systematic Literature Review
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Battal, Ali; Afacan Adanir, Gülgün; Gülbahar, Yasemin – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 2021
The computer science (CS) unplugged approach intends to teach CS concepts and computational thinking skills without employing any digital tools. The current study conducted a systematic literature review to analyze research studies that conducted investigations related to implementations of CS unplugged activities. A systematic review procedure…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Programming, Teaching Methods, Concept Teaching
A Qualitative Study Exploring Robots as a Potential Classroom Tool for Teaching Computational Thinking within a Sixth-Grade Class
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Munn, Carol – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 2021
This paper explores Computational Thinking (CT) through the experiences and interactions of sixth-grade students as they were engaging in a science lesson utilizing robotics. This robotics unit institutes the shifting from traditional to engaging hands-on activities coupled with CT skills that are exciting, intriguing, and inviting to students.…
Descriptors: Robotics, Grade 6, Units of Study, Science Instruction
A Qualitative Study Exploring Robots as a Potential Classroom Tool for Teaching Computational Thinking within a Sixth-Grade Class
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Munn, Carol A. – ProQuest LLC, 2020
This research study explored robotics as the catalyst for computational thinking (CT) by sixth-grade students as they are engaged in a science lesson. The interactions, understandings, and applications are discussed, along with the participants' connections and implementations of CT concepts (decomposition, abstraction, pattern recognition, and…
Descriptors: Robotics, Grade 6, Units of Study, Science Instruction