Search Results - "Programming and programming languages"

An overview and comparison of supervised data mining techniques for student exam performance prediction by Tomasevic, Nikola, Gvozdenovic, Nikola, Vranes, Sanja

“…Recent increase in the availability of learning data has given educational data mining an importance and momentum, in order to better understand and optimize…”
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How to learn and how to teach computational thinking: Suggestions based on a review of the literature by Hsu, Ting-Chia, Chang, Shao-Chen, Hung, Yu-Ting

“…Computational Thinking (CT) is seen as an important competence that is required in order to adapt to the future. However, educators, especially K-12 teachers…”
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Assessing elementary students’ computational thinking in everyday reasoning and robotics programming by Chen, Guanhua, Shen, Ji, Barth-Cohen, Lauren, Jiang, Shiyan, Huang, Xiaoting, Eltoukhy, Moataz

“…Based on a framework of computational thinking (CT) adapted from Computer Science Teacher Association's standards, an instrument was developed to assess fifth…”
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A new way of teaching programming skills to K-12 students: Code.org by Kalelioğlu, Filiz

“…•The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of programming with code.org site on reflective thinking skills towards problem solving.•Programming with…”
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Visual programming languages integrated across the curriculum in elementary school: A two year case study using “Scratch” in five schools by Sáez-López, José-Manuel, Román-González, Marcos, Vázquez-Cano, Esteban

“…Several authors and studies highlight the benefits of the integration of Computer Science into K-12 education. Applications such as Scratch have been…”
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A validity and reliability study of the computational thinking scales (CTS) by Korkmaz, Özgen, Çakir, Recep, Özden, M. Yaşar

“…It is possible to define Computational Thinking briefly as having the knowledge, skill and attitudes necessary to be able to use the computers in the solution…”
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Improving programming skills in engineering education through problem-based game projects with Scratch by Topalli, Damla, Cagiltay, Nergiz Ercil

“…Nowadays, programming skills are receiving widespread attention for different age groups alongside occupational education programs to better prepare…”
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Analysis of the relation between computational thinking skills and various variables with the structural equation model by Durak, Hatice Yildiz, Saritepeci, Mustafa

“…The aim of this study is to determine how much various variables explain students' computational thinking (CT) skills. Furthermore, it was aimed to produce a…”
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Transitioning from introductory block-based and text-based environments to professional programming languages in high school computer science classrooms by Weintrop, David, Wilensky, Uri

“…Block-based programming languages are becoming increasingly common in introductory computer science classrooms across the K-12 spectrum. One justification for…”
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Unplugged or plugged-in programming learning: A comparative experimental study by Sigayret, Kevin, Tricot, André, Blanc, Nathalie

“…In recent years, computer programming has reappeared in school curricula with the aim of transmitting knowledge and skills beyond the simple ability to code…”
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Development of a game-design workshop to promote young girls' interest towards computing through identity exploration by Akkuş Çakır, Nur, Gass, Arianna, Foster, Aroutis, Lee, Frank J.

“…Despite recent improvements, women remain underrepresented in Computer Science (CS) in both industry and higher education. Self-perception and identity play an…”
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Parent-child interaction and children's learning from a coding application by Sheehan, Kelly J., Pila, Sarah, Lauricella, Alexis R., Wartella, Ellen A.

“…Research suggests that children can learn educational concepts from well-designed applications (apps), including foundational science, technology, engineering,…”
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Problem solving by 5–6 years old kindergarten children in a computer programming environment: A case study by Fessakis, G., Gouli, E., Mavroudi, E.

“…Computer programming is considered an important competence for the development of higher-order thinking in addition to algorithmic problem solving skills. Its…”
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Social tagging strategy for enhancing e-learning experience by Klašnja-Milićević, Aleksandra, Vesin, Boban, Ivanović, Mirjana

“…Success of e-learning systems depends on their capability to automatically retrieve and recommend relevant learning content according to the preferences of a…”
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Closing the gender gap in an introductory programming course by Rubio, Miguel Angel, Romero-Zaliz, Rocio, Mañoso, Carolina, de Madrid, Angel P.

“…Although there is a growing interest in learning to program, the number of women involved in programming remains surprisingly low. We don't understand…”
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The effect of programming on primary school students' mathematical and scientific understanding: educational use of mBot by Sáez-López, José-Manuel, Sevillano-García, Maria-Luisa, Vazquez-Cano, Esteban

“…This study highlights the importance of an educational design that includes robotics and programming through a visual programming language as a means to enable…”
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Learning to communicate computationally with Flip: A bi-modal programming language for game creation by Howland, Kate, Good, Judith

“…Teaching basic computational concepts and skills to school children is currently a curricular focus in many countries. Running parallel to this trend are…”
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A Scoping Review of Empirical Research on Recent Computational Thinking Assessments by Cutumisu, Maria, Adams, Cathy, Lu, Chang

“…Computational thinking (CT) is regarded as an essential twenty-first century competency and it is already embedded in K-12 curricula across the globe. However,…”
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A scoping review of computational thinking assessments in higher education by Lu, Chang, Macdonald, Rob, Odell, Bryce, Kokhan, Vasyl, Demmans Epp, Carrie, Cutumisu, Maria

“…The field of computational thinking (CT) is developing rapidly, reflecting its importance in the global economy. However, most empirical studies have targeted…”
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A game-based approach to the teaching of object-oriented programming languages by Rodríguez Corral, José María, Civit Balcells, Antón, Morgado Estévez, Arturo, Jiménez Moreno, Gabriel, Ferreiro Ramos, María José

“…Students often have difficulties when trying to understand the concepts of object-oriented programming (OOP). This paper presents a contribution to the…”
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