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Emel Çilingir Altiner; M. Cihangir Dogan – Journal of Educational Research, 2023
In this study, the visual estimation skills of fourth grade elementary school students based on their mathematical thinking processes were investigated. The research questions focus on understanding how students' mathematical thinking processes influence their visual estimation skills. A total of 445 students participated in the study. The…
Descriptors: Mathematical Logic, Problem Solving, Thinking Skills, Influences
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Mensure Alkis Küçükaydin; Hakan Çite; Hakan Ulum – Education and Information Technologies, 2024
Students enter the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) pipeline in primary school, but leak out of it over time for various reasons. To prevent leaks, it is important to understand the variables that affect attitudes towards STEM learning from an early age. This study sought to examine the predictors of young students' STEM…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, STEM Education, Student Attitudes
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Bati, Kaan – Informatics in Education, 2022
This study reports the findings of a program that aims to develop pre-service science teachers' computational problem-solving skills and views on using information and communications technology in science education. To this end, pre-service science teachers were trained on computational thinking, computational problem solving, designing an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Programming, Programming Languages, Technology Integration
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Sayin, Volkan; Sahin, Ömer – Educational Research Quarterly, 2021
This research aimed to examine whether the activities related to mental computation strategies had any effect on the development of the second-grade elementary school students' problem-solving (PS) skills. Participants of the study are comprised of 14 children aged 7-8 years and enrolled in the second grade of the elementary school of a village.…
Descriptors: Grade 2, Elementary School Students, Problem Solving, Mental Computation
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Arslan Namli, Nihan; Aybek, Birsel – Contemporary Educational Technology, 2022
This paper investigated the effect of block-based programming and unplugged coding teaching activities on fifth graders' computational thinking skills, self-efficacy, and academic performance. The teaching activities were conducted within the scope of the "Problem-Solving and Programming" unit of the Information Technologies and Software…
Descriptors: Programming, Computer Science Education, Grade 5, Computation
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Çibik, Naz Fulya; Boz-Yaman, Burçak – Science Activities: Projects and Curriculum Ideas in STEM Classrooms, 2022
The purpose of this paper is to integrate mathematical modeling and ecology by presenting an activity involving an authentic environmental problem, which is called "Pine Processionary Caterpillars Invasion." Adopting Mathematical Modeling and Education for Climate Action (EfCA) approaches, it was aimed to encourage pre-service teachers…
Descriptors: Mathematical Models, Ecology, Climate, Problem Solving
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Aydan Aytekin; Mustafa Sami Topcu – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2024
In the digital age in which we live, one of the primary goals of education is to nurture individuals who are capable of thinking creatively, solving problems, and being innovative and productive. Computational thinking is an analytical process that requires defining problems and at the same time solving these problems by proceeding in creative…
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Problem Solving, Skill Development, Thinking Skills
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Avci, Canan; Deniz, Mine Nur – Education and Information Technologies, 2022
Computational thinking (CT) is considered a group of problem-solving skills that the next generations are expected to possess. The most efficient way to make them acquire these skills is to incorporate CT into K-12 education. To this end, various education programs have been designed to improve teachers' and prospective teachers' competence in CT.…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Teachers, Preservice Teachers, Computation, Thinking Skills
Gunbatar, Mustafa Serkan; Turan, Baris – Online Submission, 2019
The aim of the study was to determine the effect of the programming instruction process carried out by using mBlock programming tool on the students' computational thinking skills. The study design was one group pretest-post-test experimental design. Study group was consisted of 82 students enrolled to a secondary school in Edremit district of Van…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Middle School Students, Computer Science Education, Programming
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Tut, Edip; Seren, Nurbanu; Aydin-Çolak, Elif; Kiroglu, Kasim – Psycho-Educational Research Reviews, 2021
Technology education varies across countries depending on the goals they set to achieve. Therefore, comparative research on different technology education approaches can provide a holistic perspective and contribute to the literature. This paper compared the technology-focused courses offered by primary schools in Turkey and Scotland. A…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Schools, Technology Education, Cultural Differences
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Kalelioglu, Filiz; Dogan, Dilek; Gulbahar, Yasemin – Informatics in Education, 2022
This study aims to provide a deeper understanding about the Bebras tasks, which is one of the computational thinking (CT) unplugged activities, in terms of age level, task category, and CT skills. Explanatory sequential mixed method was adopted in the study in order to collect data according to the research questions. The participants of the study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computation, Thinking Skills, Problem Solving
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Paf, Muhammed; Dincer, Beste – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2021
The primary goal of this research is to investigate the relation between computational thinking skills and creative problem-solving skills in secondary school students over the 2018-2019 academic year (5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grades). The study's sample size is made up of 1098 secondary school pupils. The T-test, one-way ANOVA, and multiple linear…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computation, Thinking Skills, Creative Thinking
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Bülbül, Buket Özüm; Güler, Mustafa; Gürsoy, Kadir; Güven, Bülent – International Online Journal of Education and Teaching, 2020
Although numerous studies have investigated how technology affects academic achievement, very few have focused on the purpose of the use of technology in mathematics education. This current study examines how student teachers (STs) benefit from GeoGebra as one of the Dynamic Geometry Software (DGS) while solving continuity problems. In order to…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Geometry, Problem Solving, Mathematics Education
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Günbatar, Mustafa Serkan – Education and Information Technologies, 2019
The goal of this study is to compare in-service and pre-service teachers' computational thinking skills and to take in-service teachers' opinions about the contribution of professional life to differentiation in this skill. The study was conducted in Turkey. The type of the study is mixed method. Quantitative data were obtained from 870…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Inservice Teacher Education, Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes
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Durak, Hatice Yildiz; Yilmaz, Fatma Gizem Karaoglan; Yilmaz, Ramazan – Contemporary Educational Technology, 2019
The purpose of this study was to determine the skill levels of secondary school students regarding computational thinking, programming self-efficacy and reflective thinking aimed at problem solving and examine their experiences in the programming training process on robotic activities. Toward this purpose, a 10-week application was conducted with…
Descriptors: Computation, Thinking Skills, Programming, Computer Science Education
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