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Kyza, Eleni A.; Georgiou, Yiannis; Agesilaou, Andria; Souropetsis, Markos – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2022
There are increasing calls to introduce computational thinking in schools; the arguments in favor call upon research suggesting that even kindergarten children can successfully engage in coding. This contribution presents a cross-sectional study examining the coding practices and computational thinking of fifty-one primary school children using…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Elementary School Students, Computer Science Education, Coding
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Zachariou, Antonia; Whitebread, David – International Journal of Educational Psychology, 2017
The present study set out to investigate theoretical speculations that regulation and musical play, an initial manifestation of musicality, are directly linked. This study aimed to explore the potential for regulation to occur during musical play and investigate the nature of the regulatory behaviours. Thirty-six children, aged 6 and 8, were…
Descriptors: Music, Play, Statistical Analysis, Elementary School Students
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Öznacar, Behcet; Dericioglu, Sonay – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2017
This research is conducted to obtain the thoughts of state high school administrators to determine the obstacles that they are exposed to while using technology and attempting to integrate technology into their schools. The research is carried out through using the qualitative research design "phenomenology." The sample group of this…
Descriptors: High Schools, Administrator Attitudes, Barriers, Technology Uses in Education
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Cosma, Georgina; Joy, Mike; Sinclair, Jane; Andreou, Margarita; Zhang, Dongyong; Cook, Beverley; Boyatt, Russell – ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2017
Perspectives of students on what constitutes source-code plagiarism may differ based on their educational background. Surveys have been conducted with home students undertaking computing and joint computing subject degrees at higher education institutions throughout the UK, China, and South Cyprus, and a total of 984 responses have been…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Plagiarism, Student Attitudes
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Soykan, Emrah; Özdamli, Fezile – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2017
It is clearly understood that technology oriented education on special training is neither sound nor adequate when considered from the literary point of view in our country. Limited studies held in country not only support this point of view but also demonstrate the lack of resource and studies carried out in this area. During the designing and…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Computer Software, Intellectual Disability, Special Education Teachers
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Maass, Katja; Swan, Malcolm; Aldorf, Anna-Maria – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2017
Inquiry-based learning (IBL) is a more student-centered approach to mathematics teaching that is recommended by many policy and curriculum documents across Europe. However, it is not easy for teachers to change from a more teacher-centered way of teaching to inquiry-based teaching as this involves a change of their role in class. Professional…
Descriptors: Mathematics Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Beliefs, Inquiry
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Constantinou, Costas S.; Nicolaou, Stella A. – Qualitative Research in Education, 2018
Problem-Based Learning (PBL) is well known for enhancing students' problem solving skills and teamwork, while the role of PBL tutors is to facilitate discussion rather than teach. This study used four focus groups to explore PBL tutors' motivation, challenges and support mechanisms, and the relationship between these. The study found that there…
Descriptors: Tutors, Problem Based Learning, Teaching Methods, Problem Solving