Impact Study of the Coding as Another Language Curriculum

Autor/inn/en	Yang, Zhanxia; Shaffer, Patricia Moore; Hagan, Courtney; Dubash, Parastu; Bers, Marina
Titel	Impact Study of the Coding as Another Language Curriculum
Quelle	(2023), (34 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Coding; Second Language Learning; Curriculum Development; Programming Languages; Computer Oriented Programs; Kindergarten; Preschool Teachers; Elementary School Teachers; Elementary School Students; Grade 1; Grade 2; Computation; Thinking Skills; Reading Comprehension; Academic Achievement; Literacy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Codierung; Programmierung; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Computerprogramm; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; School year 01; 1. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 01; School year 02; 2. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 02; Denkfähigkeit; Leseverstehen; Schulleistung; Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit
Abstract	The aim of this study was to explore how the Coding as Another Language (CAL) curriculum, developed by Boston College's DevTech Research Group and utilizing the ScratchJr app, impacted students' computational thinking, coding skills, and reading comprehension. To accomplish this, the research team randomly assigned thirteen schools in a northeastern state of the United States to teach the Coding as Another Language curriculum or to a "business as usual" control condition. These thirteen schools were randomly assigned to either the treatment group (CAL condition) or control group, with six schools designated to the CAL condition and seven schools designated to the control group. Participants in the study, referred to as Impact Study A, initially included 37 kindergarten, first-, and second-grade teachers, including supporting teachers, and 464 kindergarten, first- and second-grade students from 28 classrooms in the treatment group and 44 teachers including supporting teachers and 488 Kindergarten, first, and second-grade students from 36 classrooms in the control group. Hierarchical linear modeling was used to determine the impact of the CAL curriculum on first and second grade students' computational thinking, coding skills, and reading comprehension. Results showed that the CAL curriculum intervention had a significantly positive impact on students' coding performance while no notable difference was found on students' computational thinking. Additionally, an examination of students' standardized literacy achievement across the two conditions found no notable difference on students' standardized literacy achievement. This implied that even though the treatment group students allocated regular class time for the CAL curriculum, the students in the treatment group showed comparable growth on the standardized assessments with the students in the control group. (As Provided).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01