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ERIC Number: EJ1246444
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Feb
Pages: 18
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1059-0145
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Sociomathematical Norms for Integrating Coding and Modeling with Elementary Science: A Dialogical Approach
Dickes, Amanda Catherine; Farris, Amy Voss; Sengupta, Pratim
Journal of Science Education and Technology, v29 n1 p35-52 Feb 2020
In recent years, the field of education has challenged researchers and practitioners to incorporate computing as an essential focus of K-12 STEM education. Integrating computing within K-12 STEM supports learners of all ages in codeveloping and using computational thinking in existing curricular contexts alongside practices essential for developing mathematical and scientific expertise. In this paper, we present findings from a design-based, microgenetic study in which an agent-based programming and computational modeling platform--ViMAP--was integrated with existing elementary science and math curricula through lessons co-designed and taught by the classroom teacher across a period of seven months. We present a dialogical re-positioning of coding, where disciplinarily grounded meanings of code emerge through the construction of computational utterances--i.e., computer models as well as complementary conversations and physical models that serve as mathematical and scientific explanations--through the use of socio-mathematical norms.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: 1150230