Programming experience associated with neural efficiency during figural reasoning

Helmlinger, Birgit; Sommer, Markus; Feldhammer-Kahr, Martina; Wood, Guilherme; Arendasy, Martin; Kober, Silvia Erika

doi:10.1038/s41598-020-70360-z

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“…The importance of the ability to critically evaluate the result obtained and to work in conditions of uncertainty of the future is substantiated by Hotyat (1952). Moreover, if applied correctly, this approach can qualitatively increase the efficiency of mastering the educational material and activate students' cognitive activity, and contribute to professional self-realization (Helmlinger et al, 2020).…”

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Formation of Computational Thinking Skills Using Computer Games in Teaching Mathematics

Soboleva

Sabirova

Babieva

et al. 2021

EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed

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The research is relevant as educational computer games are included in students' mathematical activity and form additional opportunities to improve the quality of teaching mathematics in a digital school, to support the formation of the demanded professional competencecomputational thinking. To form the appropriate skills that determine the essence of special computational thinking, the authors propose to include game educational spaces based on digital gamification resources into students' mathematical activities. The research aims to resolve the contradiction between requirements of the modern economy for specialists' high level of computational thinking and an insufficiently developed methodological base for training graduates that meets these requirements. The purpose of this research is to study the features of using gamification technologies in teaching mathematics to form the skills and abilities that make up the essence of computational thinking. The article describes directions of educational and cognitive mathematical activity based on the principles of gamification. The authors clarify the concept of "computational thinking", which includes a system of actions for activating patterns, connections between them from human memory, and compile an effective algorithm for solving them: to obtain relevant information on advanced technological developments; to state the problem and model; to use a software product with mathematical content.

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Section: Analysis Of Foreign Studiesmentioning

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Formation of Computational Thinking Skills Using Computer Games in Teaching Mathematics

Soboleva

Sabirova

Babieva

et al. 2021

EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed

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“…Programming experience is also an influencing factor often considered in programming education. Helmlinger et al (2020) investigated the neural processes underlying programming experience and found that individuals with rich programming experience may develop a form of computational thinking. Master et al (2017) also pointed out that the lack of programming experience of young girls may be one of the main reasons for their less interest to participate in the fields of computer and engineering.…”

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“…Programming experience is also an influencing factor often considered in programming education. Helmlinger et al. (2020) investigated the neural processes underlying programming experience and found that individuals with rich programming experience may develop a form of computational thinking.…”

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Single or Combined? A Study on Programming to Promote Junior High School Students’ Computational Thinking Skills

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Zhou

2021

Journal of Educational Computing Research

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In this work, we studied the influence of different programming approaches on the development of students’ computational thinking (CT) skills, the programming experience and gender differences in CT development were also discussed. A total of 158 junior high school students and one teacher participated in the study over 5 months. The sample students were divided into four experimental groups in four single or combined programming approaches (i.e., plugged-in, unplugged, unplugged first, and plugged-in first) and one control group without programming. Data sources included the results of four CT tests, as well as interviews with the teacher and surveys with 24 representative participants. The results showed that the four programming approaches can effectively improve students’ CT skills and can be retained after two months. Among them, the form of implementing unplugged activities before plugged-in can most effectively improve CT skills, and can better weaken the impact of previous programming experience. Finally, the qualitative analysis results provided insights into the process of programming and CT education. These findings will provide implications for the introduction of CT in junior high school, and help expand students’ participation in computing.

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“…Второй этап посвящен определению направлений учебно-познавательной деятельности по проектированию и разработке компьютерного игрового мира образовательного назначения инструментами языка программирования; максимально работающих на развитие навыков самостоятельного освоения новых технологий и оценивания их возможностей, взаимодействия в виртуальной игровой реальности, постоянного обновления знаний [23]. Соответствующая деятельность сопровождалась работой со сложными системами и большими объёмами данных.…”

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Formation of computational thinking skills in the development of computer games for educational purposes

Soboleva¹,

Kirillova²,

Lomakin³

et al. 2021

P Sci Edu

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The problem and the aim of the study. The problem, to be solved by the study, is proper to the need to expand the goals of the education system, to update tools and methods based on digital technologies, that promote the activation of a sequence of images from a person's memory, formulate a problem, and compose an effective solution algorithm. For the formation of the relevant skills that determine the essence of special computational thinking, the authors propose to include in the educational and cognitive activities of students the practice of developing game educational spaces using digital gamification resources. Research methods. To obtain theoretical generalizations was used the analysis of scientific works on the problem of defining the phenomenon of "computational thinking", the apply of digital resources of gamification in teaching. The HTML 5 language as a software implementation tool was used. The study involved 26 bachelors of the Institute of Mathematics, Informatics and Physics in the direction 01.03.02 Applied Mathematics and Informatics and 13 students in the direction 44.04.01 Pedagogical education (master's level) of Vyatka State University. The experiment used the Student's t-test. Results. The authors clarify the essence of the concept of "computational thinking", includes a system of actions for activating patterns from human memory, connections between them; problem statement into account the uncertainty of the future; drawing up an effective solution algorithm using digital technology tools. The authors described directions of educational and cognitive activities, based on the principles of gamification: obtaining relevant information on advanced technological developments; problem statement and modeling; creation of your own software product. The effectiveness of the proposed approach was assessed and statistically significant differences in qualitative changes in temp> tcrit were revealed at α = 0.05 (8,2> 2,06). In conclusion the authors generalized the conditions that influence the formation of computational thinking: obtaining relevant scientific and theoretical facts, patterns, information on innovative methods and tools; reasoned choice, effective implementation at a high technical level; analysis of the result and its practical application.

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Programming experience associated with neural efficiency during figural reasoning

Cited by 13 publications

References 82 publications

Formation of Computational Thinking Skills Using Computer Games in Teaching Mathematics

Formation of Computational Thinking Skills Using Computer Games in Teaching Mathematics

Single or Combined? A Study on Programming to Promote Junior High School Students’ Computational Thinking Skills

Formation of computational thinking skills in the development of computer games for educational purposes

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