Search Results - "Block-based programming"

Can playing a video game foster computational thinking skills? by Zhao, Weinan, Shute, Valerie J.

“…In this study, we evaluated the cognitive and attitudinal influences of playing a video game, Penguin Go, designed to target the development of middle school…”
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Using multimodal learning analytics to understand effects of block‐based and text‐based modalities on computer programming by Sun, Dan, Ouyang, Fan, Li, Yan, Zhu, Chengcong, Zhou, Yang

“…Background With the development of computational literacy, there has been a surge in both research and practice application of text‐based and block‐based…”
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The landscape of Block-based programming: Characteristics of block-based environments and how they support the transition to text-based programming by Lin, Yuhan, Weintrop, David

“…Block-based programming (BBP) environments have become increasingly commonplace computer science education. Despite a rapidly expanding ecosystem of BBP…”
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Building blocks of abstraction: exploring children's real-life problem solving in block-based programming by Çakiroğlu, Ünal, Özyilmaz Şahın, İlknur

“…•How real-world problems help 6th-grade students develop abstraction in block-based programming is revealed.•Students showed the most growth in organizing…”
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A hybrid approach to user-oriented programming of collaborative robots by Fogli, Daniela, Gargioni, Luigi, Guida, Giovanni, Tampalini, Fabio

“…•The simple programming journey is proposed as a new paradigm for collaborative robot programming.•A programming environment based on natural language and…”
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The effect of robotics on six graders’ academic achievement, computational thinking skills and conceptual knowledge levels by Kert, Serhat Bahadır, Erkoç, Mehmet Fatih, Yeni, Sabiha

“…•Pedagogical effects of educational robot development at secondary school level.•Lego EV3 sets and Scratch block-based tool were used.•Conceptual knowledge…”
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Using Augmented Reality for the Development of Sustainable Development Goals: An Experience with Students at Risk of Social Exclusion Computational Media and the Paradox of Permanence by Maximiliano Paredes-Velasco, Mónica Daniela Gómez-Ríos

“…For personal and socioeconomic development, education is a fundamental element. However, despite its relevance and importance, there is no inclusive education…”
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Accessibility of low-code approaches: A systematic literature review by Khalajzadeh, Hourieh, Grundy, John

“…Model-driven approaches are increasingly used in different domains, such as education, finance and app development, in order to involve non-developers in the…”
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Puzzle-based vs UMC approaches for learning iteration in grade 3 by Capecchi, S., Forlizzi, L., Fronza, I., Lodi, M., Lonati, V., Melideo, G., Monga, M., Nardelli, E., Rossano, V., Vardanega, T.

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Preparing students to meet their data: an evaluation of K-12 data science tools by Israel-Fishelson, Rotem, Moon, Peter F., Tabak, Rachel, Weintrop, David

“…Data science education has gained momentum in recent years. Along with the development of curricula to teach data science, the number and diversity of tools…”
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Combined Effects of Block-Based Programming and Physical Computing on Primary Students' Computational Thinking Skills by Kastner-Hauler, Oliver, Tengler, Karin, Sabitzer, Barbara, Lavicza, Zsolt

“…Basic Digital Education (BDE) is already planned to be integrated with the forthcoming curriculum for Austrian primary schools (6–10 years) as it was already…”
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Mobile Learning Workshop: Learning English through App Programming by Daniela Gomes de Araújo Nóbrega, Adriano Farias da Silva

“…This paper reports a workshop entitled ‘Mobile Learning: Learning English through Smartphone App Programming’, aimed to discuss a selection of the first three…”
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Integration of problem-based learning in elementary computer science education: effects on computational thinking and attitudes by Kwon, Kyungbin, Ottenbreit-Leftwich, Anne T., Brush, Thomas A., Jeon, Minji, Yan, Ge

“…This study investigated how a computer science (CS) problem-based curriculum impacted elementary students’ CS learning and attitudes. Four sixth-grade teachers…”
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In-Service Teachers’ Perceptions of Teaching Computational Thinking and Block-Based Programming: Expanding Scratch’s Role Across K-12 Contexts by Ocak, Ceren, Akcaoglu, Mete

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Understanding students’ abstractions in block-based programming environments: A performance based evaluation by Çakıroğlu, Ünal, Çevik, İsak, Köşeli, Engin, Aydın, Merve

“…•The study examined the effect of using block-based coding environments on enhancing secondary school students’ abstraction skills.•A rubric was created to…”
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Block-based versus text-based programming: a comparison of learners’ programming behaviors, computational thinking skills and attitudes toward programming by Sun, Dan, Looi, Chee-Kit, Li, Yan, Zhu, Chengcong, Zhu, Caifeng, Cheng, Miaoting

“…In the current era where computational literacy holds significant relevance, a growing number of schools across the globe have placed emphasis on K-12…”
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Predicting programming performance by using process behavior in a block-based programming environment by Fu, Qian, Tang, Wenjing, Zheng, Yafeng, Ma, Haotian, Zhong, Tianlong

“…In this study, a predictive model is constructed to analyze learners' performance in programming tasks using data of programming behavioral events and…”
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Blink: An educational software debugger for Scratch by Strijbol, Niko, De Proft, Robbe, Goethals, Klaas, Mesuere, Bart, Dawyndt, Peter, Scholliers, Christophe

“…The process of teaching children to code is often slowed down by the delay in providing feedback on each student’s code. Especially in larger classrooms,…”
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Collaborative learning with block-based programming: investigating human-centered artificial intelligence in education by Andersen, Renate, Mørch, Anders I., Litherland, Kristina Torine

“…In this article, we investigate human-centered artificial intelligence (HCAI) in an educational context where pupils used block-based programming in small…”
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Towards Visualizing Educational Block-Based Scratch Code With the City Metaphor by Robles, Gregorio, Escobar-Morales, Daniel, Montes-Leon, Sergio, Moreno-Leon, Jesus, Pons-Castro, Guillermo, Moreno-Lumbreras, David

“…The Code City metaphor stands as a prominent and widely recognized technique for visualizing software projects. This paper explores the application of the Code…”
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