Playful Calculation

Ham, Derek

doi:10.4018/978-1-4666-8271-9.ch006

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“…However, by evaluating the views of some students and readiness of students, using simple, well-known/common algorithmic problems in the first weeks of the course may provide positive contributions to the effect of the course. Related literature (Brusilovsky et al, 1997;Ham, 2015;Hubálovský et al, 2010) and findings of this study suggest that no programming languages or environments be used in the process of acquiring AT skills. Programming languages and environments such as Scratch, Alice, Kodu, which are claimed to require no programming or coding skills, are also no exceptions.…”

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“…When considering that the basic requirement for computer programming is AT (Bryant, 2017), it can be claimed that the basic requirement for acquiring ICT literacy is to acquire AT skills (Aho, 2012;Milkova & Sevcikova, 2017). Therefore, it is proposed to provide training for the development of AT skills before the training in the context of algorithms and program development (Ham, 2015;Hubálovský, 2013).…”

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Algorithmic Thinking Skills without Computers for Prospective Computer Science Teachers

Güler¹

2021

Kuramsal Eğitimbilim

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Algorithmic Thinking (AT) skills may be considered one of the necessary skills for everyone in the new century. Individuals and societies live in a time when they cannot avoid using information communication technologies (ICT). Hence, they need to be ICT literate. Teachers shall play an important role both for individuals and societies to address this need. However, are they ready to play such a role? This paper presents a suggestion for teacher training to help teachers how to play the role. The paper suggests including an elective course under the title AT into the computer science teacher training curricula and aims to present the course, progress and views of the students who took the course. A mixed-method approach was followed for the current study. The study was carried out with the participation of sixth-semester students of a Computer Education and Instructional Technology Department of an Education Faculty who may be considered prospective computer science teachers. Twenty-eight students were enrolled in the elective AT course offered for the period. Within the scope of the study, development of the course curriculum, instructional process of the course and evaluation of the course, in line with students' views and exam scores, are presented. Findings of the research suggest that the students find the Algorithmic Thinking course helpful for them to acquire some algorithmic thinking skills as well as some other academic and life-related thinking abilities. Also, the course may be considered as a necessary course particularly for the training process of computer science teachers. In addition, the students think that the offered course was effective and beneficial.

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Algorithmic Thinking Skills without Computers for Prospective Computer Science Teachers

Güler¹

2021

Kuramsal Eğitimbilim

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Spatial Thinking as a Path Towards Computational Thinking

Ham

2018

Advances in Early Childhood and K-12 Education

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Considering what we know about computational thinking, how much of this cognitive domain hangs on one's ability to think spatially? Is spatial thinking a hidden foundational property for developing strong computational thinking skills? If coding is the new literacy for 21st century thinking, educators must diversify their methodology of instruction. Mathematics must not be the only pathway to computational thinking, computer science, and coding. This book chapter opens up new insight into spatial reasoning, showing it as a new viable method to give students the computational thinking skills necessary to thrive in STEM fields. Finally, this chapter presents concepts found in shape grammars as a methodology used to teach students how to approach art and design computationally. With shape, grammars we find computational thinking at the center of creative activities.

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Spatial Thinking as a Path Towards Computational Thinking

Ham

2022

Research Anthology on Computational Thinking, Programming, and Robotics in the Classroom

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Playful Calculation

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Algorithmic Thinking Skills without Computers for Prospective Computer Science Teachers

Algorithmic Thinking Skills without Computers for Prospective Computer Science Teachers

Spatial Thinking as a Path Towards Computational Thinking

Spatial Thinking as a Path Towards Computational Thinking

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