Assessing implicit computational thinking in Zoombinis puzzle gameplay

Rowe, Elizabeth; Almeda, Ma. Victoria; Asbell‐Clarke, Jodi; Scruggs, Richard; Baker, Ryan S.; Bardar, Erin; Gasca, Santiago

doi:10.1016/j.chb.2021.106707

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“…Basu et al, 2018; Wu et al, 2019) and (b) developing general rules for entities/processes rooted in the discovered patterns (e.g. Rowe et al, 2021). Although the generalisation approach tended to focus on creating general rules from concrete observations (Barr & Stephenson, 2011), the core purpose converges to simplification, which was also the case for decomposition.…”

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“…Similarly, the binary variable written indicated whether meaning of abstraction was clearly stated in a given article (whether referenced from another work or devised by the authors). To illustrate the coding scheme – in a study that detailed the development of CT in a puzzle game, Rowe et al (2021) defined abstraction as ‘the ability to make generalizations from observed patterns and making general rules or classifications about objects, tasks, or information’ ( p . 4).…”

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“…Measure of Learner Activity. Abstraction was assessed as the percentage of game space that a learner completed when playing a puzzle game in a large-scale study involving 45 classes that examined the influence of game play on the development of CT (Asbell-Clarke et al, 2021;Rowe et al, 2021). The metric was informed by the view that identifying the puzzle game's underlying rules and the ability to extend the pattern to the rest of the game were causally related to the amount of space a player covered.…”

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Although abstraction is widely understood to be one of the primary components of computational thinking, the roots of abstraction may be traced back to different fields. Hence, the meaning of abstraction in the context of computational thinking is often confounded, as researchers interpret abstraction through diverse lenses. To disentangle these conceptual threads and gain insight into the operationalisation of abstraction, a systematic review of 96 empirical studies was undertaken. Analysis revealed that identifying features of entities, extracting relevant features, discovering patterns, creating rules and assembling the parts together were the core actions of abstraction. With the primary aim of simplifying practical procedures, abstraction was operationalised as the sophistication of a program, the matching of patterns, the creation of alternative representations, the transfer of solutions, the measurement of a learner’s activity and reading program codes. There is an obvious need for researchers to align the conceptual meanings they have established of abstraction with the practical facts of operationalisation. The need to empirically validate emerging models and the implications for future research are discussed.

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“…Denden et al have suggested that the learners personalities can be identified based on their actions and choices in the games and examine such indicators as earned during the game score and places that the learner visited while exploring the game environment [32]. Rowe et al in [33] have used the gameplay log data to measure students implicit computational thinking practices. In our previous work, we have investigated factors that can impact game's outcomes: time spent on the game session, number of actions made during the game session, and some characteristics of repeated sessions [34].…”

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Examining Students’ Behavior in a Digital Simulation Game for Nurse Training

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Digital educational games have evolved in recent years due to the need to support education and training focused on non-technical skills. Data gathered through interaction with the graphical user interface are explored and exploited to analyze the players' experience. Many researchers have pointed the importance of analysis of players’ in-game behavior, which can help to enhance the learning process, identify learners' strategies, and improve the effectiveness of the serious game. This study is devoted to the analysis of students' behavior in a simulation game called CLONE, which targets work scheduling, situation awareness, and decision-making. The students’ performance and their behavioral strategies are examined based on sequences analysis of players' in-game actions. Moreover, outlier detection is proposed as an instrument for obtaining information that might help better understand students’ behavior. The findings of the study show that such indicators as time spent on planning schedule, time spent on inspecting additional information, and intensity of delegation activity are significantly higher for successful games than for lost ones. The sequences analysis and clustering reveal students' prevailing in-game strategies, which mostly consist of inspection, reading medical records, delegation, and scheduling. Eventually, outlier detection discloses the game sessions with uncertain strategies and unstructured scheduling.

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“…Além disso, o PC tem um importante papel nos estudos que utilizam disciplinas diretamente ligadas a área de Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) no ensino básico [Mecca et al 2021, Rowe et al 2021, mas que também poderia ser usado em outras áreas do conhecimento.…”

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Mapeamento Sistemático dos Artigos do Estado da Arte sobre Experimentos com Pensamento Computacional no Ensino Básico

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O Pensamento Computacional é uma importante habilidade para o século XXI, por isso pode ser de imensa ajuda para o cumprimento do Desafioda SBC de levar conhecimento universal e participativo a todo cidadão brasileiro. O objetivo deste artigo é realizar um Mapeamento Sistemático da Literatura (MSL) de artigos do estado da arte sobre experimentos com Pensamento Computacional no Ensino Básico. Foram selecionados 430 artigos depois dos critérios de inclusão e exclusão, de 5494 artigos obtidos. Os resultados mostram uma variedade de disciplinas em que os estudos são realizados, assim como vários materiais, testes utilizados e poucos artigos fora do eixo da Ciência, Tecnologia, Engenharia e Matemática (STEM).

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Assessing implicit computational thinking in Zoombinis puzzle gameplay

Cited by 51 publications

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Unleashing the Potential of Abstraction From Cloud of Computational Thinking: A Systematic Review of Literature

Unleashing the Potential of Abstraction From Cloud of Computational Thinking: A Systematic Review of Literature

Examining Students’ Behavior in a Digital Simulation Game for Nurse Training

Mapeamento Sistemático dos Artigos do Estado da Arte sobre Experimentos com Pensamento Computacional no Ensino Básico

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