ERIC Number: EJ1188454
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 22
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4871
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Preparing Teachers to Engage Rural Students in Computational Thinking through Robotics, Game Design, and Culturally Responsive Teaching
Leonard, Jacqueline; Mitchell, Monica; Barnes-Johnson, Joy; Unertl, Adrienne; Outka-Hill, Jill; Robinson, Roland; Hester-Croff, Carla
Journal of Teacher Education, v69 n4 p386-407 Sep-Oct 2018
This article examines teacher preparation and teacher change in engineering and computer science education. We examined culturally responsive teaching self-efficacy (CRTSE), culturally responsive teaching outcome expectancy (CRTOE) beliefs, and attitudes toward computational thinking (CT) as teachers participated in one of three treatment groups: robotics only, game design only, or blended robotics/game design. Descriptive data revealed that CRTSE gain scores were higher in the robotics only and blended contexts than in the game design only context. However, CRTOE beliefs were consistent across all treatment groups. In regard to CT attitudes, teachers' gain scores were higher in the game design only and blended contexts than in the robotics only context. In addition, there were differences by treatment group related to STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) practices, while cultural artifacts were evident in each learning environment. The results of this study reveal some variability by treatment type and inform future research on equitable practices in engineering and computer science education.
Descriptors: Computation, Logical Thinking, Robotics, Educational Games, Design, Culturally Relevant Education, Engineering, Rural Schools, Teacher Education, Self Efficacy, Equal Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Indigenous Populations, Student Attitudes, STEM Education, Elementary School Students, Junior High School Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
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Identifiers - Location: Wyoming
Grant or Contract Numbers: DRL1311810