A cross-institutional investigation of a flipped module on preservice teachers' interest in teaching computational thinking

Informed by the person-object theory of interest, this study deployed a mixed-method concurrent triangulation design and investigated the impact of major/specialization, gender, and module design on preservice teachers' interest in teaching computational thinking. The study was conducted in a f...

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Published in:Journal of digital learning in teacher education Vol. 36; no. 1; pp. 32 - 45
Main Authors: Zha, Shenghua, Jin, Yi, Moore, Pamela, Gaston, Joe
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia Routledge 02.01.2020
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects:
Blended Learning
block programming
Computation
Computational thinking
Curriculum Design
Educational Technology
gender
Gender Differences
Instruction
Interests
Majors (Students)
physical computing
Preservice Teachers
Programming
Programming Languages
Specialization
Teacher Attitudes
teacher education
Thinking Skills
ISSN:2153-2974, 2332-7383
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Summary:Informed by the person-object theory of interest, this study deployed a mixed-method concurrent triangulation design and investigated the impact of major/specialization, gender, and module design on preservice teachers' interest in teaching computational thinking. The study was conducted in a flipped computational thinking module hosted in three sections of educational technology courses at two U.S. institutions. Results from the quantitative analysis showed that preservice teachers who did both Scratch coding and physical computing practices had a higher level of interest than their peers who only did the Scratch coding only. Our qualitative analysis found evidence that preservice teachers' interest differed by their gender and major/specialization statuses. At the end, we provided suggestions for future research and practice for teaching computational thinking in teacher education.
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ISSN:2153-2974
2332-7383
DOI:10.1080/21532974.2019.1693941