ERIC Number: ED591804
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Publication Date: 2018-Apr-13
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Linking Elementary Students' Problem-Solving Process to Computational Thinking
Chen, Guanhua; Shen, Ji; Jiang, Shiyan; Barth-Cohen, Lauren; Eltoukhy, Moataz
AERA Online Paper Repository, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (New York City, NY, Apr 13-17, 2018)
In the core of computational thinking (CT) practices is problem-solving. However, there is little research on connecting CT with problem solving processes. We developed a computer-based assessment on CT that can log students' problem-solving processes and administered it to a group of fifth graders as a pre- and post- measure of a robotics curriculum. In light of our CT framework, we identified certain measures from collected problem-solving process data for each question analyzed and applied basic statistic analysis, clustering algorithms, and visualization techniques to find patterns. We found that students took different patterns in solving a problem even if their total scores were similar. These patterns prove promising in obtaining a better understanding of a student's CT.
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Problem Solving, Mathematical Logic, Computation, Grade 5, Robotics, Visualization, Cognitive Processes
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Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 5; Intermediate Grades; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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