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Sullivan, Florence R.; Heffernan, John – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2016
This article presents a systematic review of research related to the use of robotics construction kits (RCKs) in P-12 learning in the STEM disciplines for typically developing children. The purpose of this review is to configure primarily qualitative and mixed methods findings from studies meeting our selection and quality criterion to answer the…
Descriptors: Robotics, Manipulative Materials, STEM Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Silva, Edelberto Franco; Dembogurski, Bruno Jose; Semaan, Gustavo Silva – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2023
Nowadays, technology has become dominant in the daily lives of most people around the world. Technology is present from children to older people, helping in the most diverse daily tasks and allowing accessibility. However, many times these people are just end-users, without any incentive to develop computational thinking (CT). With advances in…
Descriptors: Young Children, Preschool Children, Computation, Thinking Skills
Gülgün Afacan Adanir; Ibrahim Delen; Yasemin Gulbahar – Education and Information Technologies, 2024
Computational thinking is a relatively new field for teachers and educational researchers, where new pedagogical approaches emerge to teach various aspects of computational thinking that covers various thinking abilities and techniques for solving problems. Computational thinking concept received great attention from researchers and instructors…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Computation, Thinking Skills
Wang, Changzhao; Shen, Ji; Chao, Jie – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2022
Research focusing on the integration of computational thinking (CT) into science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education started to emerge. We conducted a semi-systematic literature review on 55 empirical studies on this topic. Our findings include: (a) the majority of the studies adopted domain-general definitions of CT and a…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Problem Solving, Computation, STEM Education
Zhang, Yanjun; Luo, Ronghua; Zhu, Yijin; Yin, Yuan – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2021
Due to the interdisciplinary nature of robotics, more and more attention has been paid to its effectiveness in the field of education in recent years. This systematic review evaluated existing studies in improving K-12 students' computational thinking and STEM attitudes. Research articles published between 2010 and 2019 were collated from major…
Descriptors: Robotics, Educational Technology, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students
Ozyurt, Ozcan; Ozyurt, Hacer – Education and Information Technologies, 2023
Computational thinking (CT) has started to attract attention as an important research topic in recent years. It is important to describe the CT field in detail and to determine the research interests and trends of studies in this field. In this most comprehensive and first topic modeling based study in the field of CT, it was aimed to determine…
Descriptors: Computation, Thinking Skills, Educational Trends, Educational Research
Carolina Salinas; María José Seckel; Adriana Breda; Carmen Espinoza – International Journal of Educational Methodology, 2024
The incorporation of Computer Science teaching in educational systems has increased in recent years. Given international interest, Chile has promoted projects to promote the development of students' digital skills. Focusing on this new educational context, this research reports the results regarding the identification of computational concepts and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computation, Thinking Skills, Mathematics Education
Mason, Stacie L.; Rich, Peter J. – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2019
This literature review synthesized current research on preservice and in-service programs that improve K-6 teachers' attitudes, self-efficacy, or knowledge to teach computing, coding, or computational thinking. A review of current computing training for elementary teachers revealed 21 studies: 12 involving preservice teachers and nine involving…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Teacher Education, Elementary School Teachers, Computer Literacy