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Hu, Chiu-Fan; Lin, Yu-Tzu; Wu, Cheng-Chih; Chen, Hsueh-Chih – Educational Technology & Society, 2022
This study developed a scale to assess high school students' programming disposition. The scale was developed by utilizing a standardized test development process. The three constructs of the scale, namely confidence, persistence and flexible thinking, consisted of 9 items (3 items on each construct). Participants for the formal test of the scale…
Descriptors: High School Students, Test Construction, Test Validity, Test Reliability
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Chen, Ching-Huei; Liu, Tung-Kai; Huang, Kun – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2023
With the rapid development of artificial intelligence in many disciplines, computational thinking (CT) has become an important skill for the 21st century. To promote vocational high school students' CT skills in learning about programmable logic controllers, this study intended to examine how cognitive and metacognitive prompts separately or…
Descriptors: Vocational High Schools, High School Students, Thinking Skills, Computation
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Zeybek, Gülçin – i.e.: inquiry in education, 2021
In this study, it is aimed to determine the effect of the layered curriculum activities on students' academic achievement and retention of learning and to determine the students' views regarding the applied program. The research was carried out with random experimental model with pretest-posttest control group. In addition to quantitative data,…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Teaching Methods, Academic Achievement, Retention (Psychology)
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Chuechote, Suparat; Nokkaew, Artorn; Phongsasithorn, Apichat; Laosinchai, Parames – Contemporary Educational Technology, 2020
Sorting is a fundamental computing concept. As for today, it is taught at the secondary school level. However, this kind of algorithm is an obstacle for some students due to its high level of abstraction. To prevent discouragement as well as to incorporate a fun and challenging algorithmic task, a novel tablet-based digital game,…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Computer Games, Game Based Learning, High School Students
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Bhuyan, Jay; Wu, Fan; Thomas, Cassandra; Koong, Kai; Hur, Jung Won; Wang, Chih-hsuan – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2020
This paper describes the design, implementation, and results of an NSF funded Summer Academy from 2016 to 2018, which engaged, on an annual basis, 30 to 60 rising 10th and 11th grade high school science students in an innovative, technology-enriched Project Based Learning (PBL) environment. This Academy emphasized how tech gadgets work and the…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Grade 10, Grade 11, High School Students
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Hauptman, Hanoch – Computers & Education, 2010
Developing a software environment to enhance 3D geometric proficiency demands the consideration of theoretical views of the learning process. Simultaneously, this effort requires taking into account the range of tools that technology offers, as well as their limitations. In this paper, we report on the design of Virtual Spaces 1.0 software, a…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Educational Technology, Spatial Ability, Geometric Concepts