A Cross-analysis of Block-based and Visual Programming Apps with Computer Science Student-Teachers

In the last few years, it has been pointed out that teaching programming is a strong strategy to develop pupils’ competences in computational thinking (CT). In the Portuguese context, the curriculum changes in 2018 made programming and CT compulsory for every pupil in primary and secondary education...

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Veröffentlicht in:Education sciences Jg. 9; H. 3; S. 181 - 199
Hauptverfasser: João, Piedade, Nuno, Dorotea, Fábio, Sampaio Ferrentini, Ana, Pedro
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Basel MDPI AG 01.09.2019
Schlagworte:
Algorithms
Computation
computational thinking
Computer Oriented Programs
Computer programming
Computer science
Computer Science Education
Core curriculum
cross-analysis
Design
Educational Research
Foreign Countries
Grade 4
Informatics
Language
Learning
Learning Processes
Masters Programs
Preferences
Primary Education
Programming
Programming Languages
Research Methodology
Science education
Science teachers
Student Teachers
Students
Teacher education
Teaching
Teaching Methods
visual programming applications
New York
United States > US
Portugal
ISSN:2227-7102, 2227-7102
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Zusammenfassung:In the last few years, it has been pointed out that teaching programming is a strong strategy to develop pupils’ competences in computational thinking (CT). In the Portuguese context, the curriculum changes in 2018 made programming and CT compulsory for every pupil in primary and secondary education. Nowadays, there is an information and communication technology (ICT) subject, taught by a computer science teacher in each school grade. In Portugal, to become a computer science teacher in primary and secondary education, it is compulsory to have a master’s degree in computer science education. This article reports on a pedagogical activity developed with student-teachers of a Master in Teaching Informatics at the University of Lisbon. Within the activities of the master’s program, we developed a cross-analysis of the core characteristics of 26 block-based and visual programming applications (apps) used to teach computational thinking and programming in school classes. In order to organize the analysis, a framework with several dimensions was developed and used by student-teachers to register the characteristics of each app. The product of this work is a comparative matrix mapping the core characteristics of each of the 26 apps that student-teachers used to select the most appropriate one for teaching programming and computational thinking according to each grade, age group and other characteristics.
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ISSN:2227-7102
2227-7102
DOI:10.3390/educsci9030181