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Autor/inn/en | Fagerlund, Janne; Häkkinen, Päivi; Vesisenaho, Mikko; Viiri, Jouni |
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Titel | Assessing 4th Grade Students' Computational Thinking through Scratch Programming Projects |
Quelle | In: Informatics in Education, 19 (2020) 4, S.611-640 (30 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 1648-5831 |
Schlagwörter | Grade 4; Elementary School Students; Preadolescents; Thinking Skills; Programming Languages; Computer Science Education; Design; Troubleshooting; Student Projects; Formative Evaluation; Concept Formation; Educational Principles; Foreign Countries; Finland |
Abstract | Computational thinking (CT) has been introduced in primary schools worldwide. However, rich classroom-based evidence and research on how to assess and support students' CT through programming are particularly scarce. This empirical study investigates 4th grade students' (N = 57) CT in a comparatively comprehensive and fine-grained manner by assessing their Scratch projects (N = 325) with a framework that was revised from previous studies to aim towards enhancing CT. The results demonstrate in detail the various coding patterns and code constructs the students programmed in assorted projects throughout a programming course and the extent to which they had conceptual encounters with CT. Notably, the projects indicated CT diversely, and the students altogether encountered dissimilar areas in CT. To target the acquisition of CT broadly, manifold programming activities are necessary to introduce in the classroom. Furthermore, we discuss the possibilities of applying the assessment framework employed herein to support CT education through Scratch in classrooms. (As Provided). |
Anmerkungen | Vilnius University Institute of Mathematics and Informatics, Lithuanian Academy of Sciences. Akademjos str. 4, Vilnius LT 08663 Lithuania. Tel: +37-5-21-09300; Fax: +37-5-27-29209; e-mail: info@mii.vu.lt; Web site: https://infedu.vu.lt/journal/INFEDU |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
Update | 2024/1/01 |