Visual Block-based Programming for ICT Training of Prospective Teachers in Morocco

Ouahbi, Ibrahim; Darhmaoui, H.; Kaddari, Fatiha

doi:10.5815/ijmecs.2022.01.05

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“…However, the experimental group showed outstanding coding skills within the scope of the study with a total MPS of 94.32% (outstanding). The study results align with many other studies especially the ones of [17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25].…”

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confidence: 91%

“…The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) was used to analyze the data. In the aim of including only teachers who are concerned with Scratch teaching (that is because Scratch had been introduced in teaching coding in Moroccan schools since the scholar year 2020/2021 [23]), we have opted for purposive homogenous sampling which included only 5 th and 6 th grade teachers. Evidently, in purposive sampling, the researcher targets specific data and sets out to find people who would provide the information by virtue of knowledge or experience, as cited in [16].…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Concerning the views of teachers about Scratch, [10] and [23] measured teachers' attitudes towards computers programing through Scratch, the results yielded significant increases in the mean of the preservice IT teachers' selfefficacy perceptions regarding almost all complex programming tasks while [12] designed a new course to train undergraduate computer science majors to teach coding concepts to middle school students using Scratch which has reported positive results.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The MME continued its efforts in ICT integration through other programs for both teachers and students. The recent aspect of the integration was the addition of a coding module in the "scientific activity" subject dedicated to teaching coding basics for 5 th and 6 th grade pupils starting from the school year 2020/2021 [23]. The coding lessons are an introduction to using the coding software "Scratch".…”

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confidence: 99%

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The Effectiveness and Impact of Teaching Coding through Scratch on Moroccan Pupils’ Competencies

Binaoui¹,

Moubtassime²,

Belfakir³

2022

IJMECS

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Coding for pupils has become a new trend in information communication technology (ICT) education as it is a gateway to the new digital era for future generations where computers are one of the backbones of modern society. In this respect, the present study aimed at investigating the usefulness and impact of teaching coding through "Scratch" (i.e., a coding software for pupils) on Moroccan pupils, measuring their capacity to learn coding and finally exploring Moroccan teachers' perceptions about it. Therefore, a pre-test post-test experimental course study took place targeting 38 pupils of the 6 th grade in a rural area school. The control group (19 participants) was not taught the basics of Scratch coding while the experimental group (19 participants) was taught through practical Scratch coding initiation lessons based on the theory-based model for computer programming teaching. Furthermore, a quantitative survey questionnaire was used to gather 5 th and 6 th grade teachers (202 participants) perceptions about Scratch. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences was used to analyze the data. The results of the quantitative questionnaire showed that Moroccan teachers endorse Scratch teaching for its potential benefits while the experimental study results proved that computer coding can be easily be integrated in Moroccan schools. The software is suitable for the students since they demonstrated significant interest in coding and have experienced positive impacts on various competencies.

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confidence: 91%

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confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

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The Effectiveness and Impact of Teaching Coding through Scratch on Moroccan Pupils’ Competencies

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Belfakir³

2022

IJMECS

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“…Numerous studies have focused on analysing the digital training and attitudes towards ICT of educational professionals in formal education [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] and show the most marked concerns of this group. The lack of initial training in concepts related to educational technology is highlighted [12].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

ICT Training Perception of Professionals in Functional Diversity in Granada

Montes

Cara

Moya

et al. 2023

IJERPH

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Training in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) has become very valuable in the current educational panorama, given the proliferation of digital resources available in the formal and non-formal education context. Fortunately, the field of attention to diversity has also benefited from it. For this reason, it is essential that the professionals who attend to people with functional diversity have a good attitude towards them, as well as training in accordance with their requirements. The aim of this study was to analyse how professionals in Granada (Spain) perceived their ICT training. A total of 404 specialists who worked in the field of attention to diversity were interviewed. In general, participants showed a favourable opinion towards ICT but they expressed a medium-low perception of their digital training. Nevertheless, these results are encouraging, as younger teachers showed a more favourable opinion and training towards ICT. In the long term, this will be a generation that is more educated and aware of the benefits, applicability and usefulness of these resources for working with people with functional diversity.

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Transformation and Innovation of E-Commerce Talent Training in the Era of Artificial Intelligence

Lifang¹,

Lu²

2023

Lecture Notes on Data Engineering and Communications Technologies

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Visual Block-based Programming for ICT Training of Prospective Teachers in Morocco

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The Effectiveness and Impact of Teaching Coding through Scratch on Moroccan Pupils’ Competencies

The Effectiveness and Impact of Teaching Coding through Scratch on Moroccan Pupils’ Competencies

ICT Training Perception of Professionals in Functional Diversity in Granada

Transformation and Innovation of E-Commerce Talent Training in the Era of Artificial Intelligence

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