Developing computational thinking via the visual programming tool

Pinto-Llorente, Ana María; Martín, Sonia Casillas; González, Marcos Cabezas; García-Peñalvo, Francisco José

doi:10.1145/3012430.3012495

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“…While younger students proved to be able to use sequencing and make simple causal inferences, older elementary children progress to causal reasoning about more complex programs and conditional reasoning. Subsequent studies have provided additional evidence to support the effectiveness of robotics kits (i.e., Lego WeDo) in fostering computational thinking skills and learning of STEM content among students of primary school [20,21] and in the case of early childhood education [22]. Finally, it should be considered that lessons based on robotics kits were found to improve students' interest and motivation in learning [23].…”

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Educational Robotics in Primary School: Measuring the Development of Computational Thinking Skills with the Bebras Tasks

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Research has shown that educational robotics can be an effective tool to increase students’ acquisition of knowledge in the subjects of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics and promote, at the same time, a progression in the development of computational thinking (CT) skills in K–12 (kindergarten to 12th grade) education. Within this research field, the present study first sought to assess the effect of a robotics laboratory on the acquisition of CT-related skills in primary school children. The study also aimed to compare the magnitude of the effect of the laboratory across third- and fourth-grade students. For the purpose of the study, a quasi-experimental post-test-only design was adopted, and a group of 51 students, from third- and fourth-grade classrooms, participating in the robotics laboratories, were compared to a control group of 32 students from classrooms of the same grades. A set of Bebras tasks was selected as an overall measure of CT skills and was administered to children in both the intervention and control groups. Overall, the results showed that programming robotics artefacts may exert a positive impact on students’ learning of computational thinking skills. Moreover, the effect of the intervention was found to be greater among third-grade children.

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“…However, part of computational thinking also involves the requirements of computer programming skills, and so there are many educators developing CT concepts through programming ( Hambrusch et al, 2009 ; Israel et al, 2015 ). Computational thinking is an essential skill in today’s society, so scholars Pinto-Llorente et al (2016) encourages the development of this skill in different disciplines. On the other hand, the research results indicate that programming has a positive impact at cultivating students’ computational thinking ( Pinto-Llorente et al, 2016 ).…”

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To Cultivate Creativity and a Maker Mindset Through an Internet-of-Things Programming Course

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With the swift development of technology in recent years, entrepreneurs are facing rapid changes in industry. To cope with such changes at home and abroad, The Ministry of Education is actively promoting innovative education with the aim of cultivating students' entrepreneurship. On this basis, this study proposes an innovative curriculum design based on an Internet-of-Things (IoT) programming course. The reason is that it develops computational thinking skills while students are learning programming and also cultivates logical thinking skills and problem-solving skills, which are critical to entrepreneurship. We also design a number of learning activities that enable students to express their opinions and ideas while gaining more knowledge through peer interaction and discussion. Overall, this study explores the impact of "maker education" on students' attitudes toward computer thinking. The results indicate that maker education has a positive impact on their ability to learn computer skills. In terms of learning motivation, students are not motivated by maker education and reduce their confidence on the curriculum. The reason may be that the curriculum requires the acquisition of software and hardware skills, which will increase the student's learning burden, so they more likely to encounter learning disabilities.

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“…And then, Lego Education Wedo also effective to increase the Computational Thinking. The potential of the software Lego Education wedo in the subject of natural sciences to promote the computational thinking, and to engage primary education students in programming, and problem solving is proven [13]. In addition, there is also a software application capable of improving CT. For example is Scartch, this has been proven.…”

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The Influence of Educational Robotics to Computational Thinking Skill in Early Childhood Education

Isnaini¹,

Budiyanto²

2018

Proceedings of the the 1st International Conference on Computer Science and Engineering Technology Universitas Muria Kudus

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Computational Thinking (CT) has been becoming prominent in educational literature for its appeal as an alternative for problem-solving. The teaching of CT skill in secondary and higher education, however, remains the focus of scholarly research in the mainstream databases. A literature review was carried out to examine the use of robots and computational thinking skill in childhood. Three different databases and digital libraries were nominated for their vast number of papers and the wide coverage of readership. Specific keywords applied in the literature analysis were computational thinking and educational robotics to early childhood. This paper amasses the understanding of the impact CT on education suggested in the literature. The discussion section elaborates the advantage of educational robotics to improve CT skill, various means CT achievement assessment and adoption robotics to improve learning pertinent to early childhood education. Finally, the paper proposes the importance of study CT in early childhood education.

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Developing computational thinking via the visual programming tool

Cited by 20 publications

References 13 publications

Educational Robotics in Primary School: Measuring the Development of Computational Thinking Skills with the Bebras Tasks

Educational Robotics in Primary School: Measuring the Development of Computational Thinking Skills with the Bebras Tasks

To Cultivate Creativity and a Maker Mindset Through an Internet-of-Things Programming Course

The Influence of Educational Robotics to Computational Thinking Skill in Early Childhood Education

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