A Study of Applying Code.org on Programming for Developing Junior High School Students' Computational Thinking
| Autor: | Chia-Ching Chen, 陳家慶 |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Druh dokumentu: | 學位論文 ; thesis |
| Popis: | 106 In the twenty-first century, information technology is developing very rapidly in techniques, theories, systems and tools. IT is already closely intertwined with the development of human society for all lifestyles are relevant to it. As a result, computational thinking has become an important life skill. Recent IT education emphasizes programming and computational thinking abilities. Many countries promote programming education very early on for it is the best way to develop computational thinking. In the 12-year basic education curriculum, IT courses place particular emphasis on the nurturing of students’ “computational thinking”. Through IT course design and practice, students can improve this skill. The research utilizes quasi-experimental research methods with quantitative research as the primary approach. The Bebras International Challenge on Informatics and Computational Thinking and the programming motivation scale pretest were given before instruction. A posttest for the same scale and Challenge were also given after instruction, followed by relevant analyses. Research results indicate: I. Using Code.org in course instruction is beneficial in improving student Bebras performance. II. Both genders undertook the Code.org course, and gender has no significant difference in learning outcomes. III. There is a positive correlation between the number of cleared Code.org stages and Bebras performance. IV. Using Code.org in course instruction is beneficial in enhancing student learning motivation for programming. V. Using Code.org in course instruction is beneficial in strengthening junior high school seventh grader students’ programming self-efficacy. |
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