Selection of Learning Apps to Promote Critical Thinking in Programming Students using Fuzzy TOPSIS

Singh, Kesarie; Naicker, Nalindren; Rajkoomar, Mogiveny

doi:10.14569/ijacsa.2021.0121042

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“…Mainly, this conclusion is reached because 13 subject codes have been obtained and there are nine assignments, which indicates that some interdisciplinary projects have been carried out. This result coincides with the practices carried out at other, higher levels, where the Arduino board is also used to enhance skills and assist with work covered in STEM subjects, through these interdisciplinary projects [61][62][63][64][65].…”

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“…Sensors, cables, servomotors or even an LCD screen are also commonly used. These components usually come in kits that include the Arduino board and are used for starter projects [62]. Therefore, from the results related to the resources used, it could be deduced that all practices are based on the use of such kits for initiation, since these basic electronic components have been mainly used.…”

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Use of Arduino in Primary Education: A Systematic Review

García-Tudela

Marín-Marín

2023

Education Sciences

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In the last two decades, technological advances have been spectacular, and their transcendence has touched all areas of society. Specifically, in the field of education, these advances have allowed projects and approaches such as computational thinking to be taken up more strongly through interdisciplinary visions such as the STEM subjects and technological devices such as Arduino. The main objective of this article is to analyse the uses of Arduino and the achievements it has attained at primary-education level. To this end, a systematic review was carried out in the SCOPUS and Web of Science databases. The methodology used was the PRISMA statement and the SALSA framework. In accordance with the exclusion criteria applied, nine scientific papers from the last seven years were obtained. The qualitative software ATLAS.ti was used to extract the results. These papers reveal that the most commonly used methodology for incorporating the Arduino board into teaching is problem based learning (PBL) in the context of STEM subjects. In addition, programming environments, such as Scratch, and other electronic components have been used, which have enabled the development of computational thinking and the acquisition of technological knowledge, among other achievements.

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Use of Arduino in Primary Education: A Systematic Review

García-Tudela

Marín-Marín

2023

Education Sciences

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“…It was inferred that fuzzy TOPSIS method can be quite effortlessly employed. The fuzzy TOPSIS procedure is a popular technique used in other studies where www.ijacsa.thesai.org researchers used fuzzy TOPSIS methods to evaluate four general learning applications with 175 students using 25 criteria [33]. Earlier relevant studies have integrated FAHP and conventional TOPSIS techniques [6] or used TOPSIS to evaluate 6 language learning apps with six experts and 17 criteria [34], [35] whereas in the absence of precise performance ratings fuzzy TOPSIS is the prominent technique over conventional TOPSIS which justifies the use of fuzzy TOPSIS in this study.…”

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Mobile Mathematics Learning Application Selection using Fuzzy TOPSIS

Başaran¹,

Homsi²

2022

IJACSA

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Impressive evolution of technology increased the usage frequency of smart mobile phones, and hence abundance in the quantity of available mobile applications has emerged as the vital problem of inventing practical and efficient ways for selecting suitable mobile applications for the desired use. Today, there are almost three million apps only at the Google Play store. Therefore, the need for an automated, effective, and less timeconsuming approach towards suitable mobile application selection to choose the best alternative has gained more significance than ever. Despite the sudden growth in mobile learning applications, there exists a dearth of research in the effective way of selecting a suitable mobile application in that respect particularly in relation to mobile apps for Mathematics. Moreover, using multi-criteria decision-making methods (MCDM) is only recently applied in rare studies for that purpose. This paper focused on ISO/IEC 25010 software quality standards in selecting mobile Mathematics learning applications. Six highly rated applications were evaluated by two experts. This paper aims to apply the fuzzy Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) to retrieve the best alternative among present applications. The results showed an objective and flexible assessment for ranking to eliminate ambiguity in decision-making. Results also identified significant features thus rendering a useful and valuable tool for decisionmakers. The study assists users, teachers/instructors, students in their decision-making processes regarding finding the most suitable application for Mathematics.

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Examining Teachers' Classroom Practices in the Context of Computational Thinking Skills: A Q Method Study

Kılıç,

Yıldırım

2024

Euro J of Education

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This study aimed to examine teachers' classroom practices in the context of computational thinking skills and to determine their views on computational thinking. In the research process, the Q method was used in which quantitative and qualitative methods were used together. The participants of the research consist of 48 primary school teachers. The socioeconomic level of the environment of the schools where they work, professional seniority and gender variables of the teachers in the participants were collected. It was determined that teachers approached computational thinking skills positively, but they did not fully use the subdimensions of computational thinking skills in their classroom practices. It was determined that abstraction, which is seen as the most important dimension of computational thinking skills in the literature, was not consciously used by teachers in their classroom practices.

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Selection of Learning Apps to Promote Critical Thinking in Programming Students using Fuzzy TOPSIS

Cited by 3 publications

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Use of Arduino in Primary Education: A Systematic Review

Use of Arduino in Primary Education: A Systematic Review

Mobile Mathematics Learning Application Selection using Fuzzy TOPSIS

Examining Teachers' Classroom Practices in the Context of Computational Thinking Skills: A Q Method Study

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