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- short-paperSeptember 2024
Integrating Psychological Principles and AI Technology into UX Design for Developing a Metaverse that Promotes Healthy Disconnection for Young Kids
WEB3D '24: Proceedings of the 29th International ACM Conference on 3D Web TechnologySeptember 2024, Article No.: 16, Pages 1–4https://doi.org/10.1145/3665318.3677165The overuse of technology and extended time in 3D virtual worlds by young children and teenagers have raised concerns among parents and teachers about potential negative impacts on their psychological well-being and real-world engagement. This paper ...
- invited-talkSeptember 2024
Co-Designing AI literacy for K-12 Education
WiPSCE '24: Proceedings of the 19th WiPSCE Conference on Primary and Secondary Computing Education ResearchSeptember 2024, Article No.: 2, Pages 1–3https://doi.org/10.1145/3677619.3678716Today’s children are the first generation to grow up with AI as a natural part of their daily lives; to benefit from the opportunities AI brings, but also to face AI-related risks such as privacy invasion, exposure to biased or harmful content, ...
- invited-talkSeptember 2024
Exploring the Impacts of Socio-Political Power Dynamics on Primary and Secondary Computer Science Education Researchers, Practitioners, and Students
WiPSCE '24: Proceedings of the 19th WiPSCE Conference on Primary and Secondary Computing Education ResearchSeptember 2024, Article No.: 1, Page 1https://doi.org/10.1145/3677619.3678715The landscape of education research and practice is undergoing significant socio-political transformation, driven by evolving heightened awareness and perceptions of what is meant through efforts to ensure that all students benefit from education. This ...
- posterSeptember 2024
Designing Project-based learning experiences to integrate Computational Thinking skills at Teacher Colleges
- Jocelyn Simmonds,
- Nancy Hitschfeld-Kahler,
- Eliana Scheihing,
- Valeria Henriquez,
- Valentin Munoz,
- Cecilia Casanova,
- Catalina Torrent,
- Paulo Contreras,
- Karen Mercado,
- Daniel Estrada,
- Lucia Marquez
WiPSCE '24: Proceedings of the 19th WiPSCE Conference on Primary and Secondary Computing Education ResearchSeptember 2024, Article No.: 38, Pages 1–2https://doi.org/10.1145/3677619.3678133We describe our experience introducing computational thinking skills at teacher colleges through project-based learning (PBL). We have designed projects that use technology to tackle driving questions derived from the national school curriculum, and at ...
- posterSeptember 2024
Strype: a Versatile Python-like Programming Environment for Novices
WiPSCE '24: Proceedings of the 19th WiPSCE Conference on Primary and Secondary Computing Education ResearchSeptember 2024, Article No.: 37, Pages 1–2https://doi.org/10.1145/3677619.3678132Novice programmers often start their learning journey with block-based editors, to later focus on traditional text-based editors. The transition between these two different editing paradigms is notably known to be difficult, as students may not easily ...
- posterSeptember 2024
"It's smart and it's stupid:" Youth's conflicting perspectives on LLMs' language comprehension and ethics
WiPSCE '24: Proceedings of the 19th WiPSCE Conference on Primary and Secondary Computing Education ResearchSeptember 2024, Article No.: 36, Pages 1–2https://doi.org/10.1145/3677619.3678131While experts disagree on whether large pretrained language models (LLMs) understand human language, youth use, play, and experiment with LLM-powered applications every day. Yet little attention has been given to young people’s perspectives on LLMs’ ...
- posterSeptember 2024
An Instructional Verb Set for Bilingual Informatics Classrooms
WiPSCE '24: Proceedings of the 19th WiPSCE Conference on Primary and Secondary Computing Education ResearchSeptember 2024, Article No.: 35, Pages 1–2https://doi.org/10.1145/3677619.3678130One of the central challenges of task design for an English-speaking informatics class in German schools is the transfer of the compulsory, curriculum-based instructional verb set (IVS) into the English language. Simply translating each verb overlooks ...
- posterSeptember 2024
Collaborative Approaches for Effective and Sustainable Integration of Computational Thinking Educational Strategies
WiPSCE '24: Proceedings of the 19th WiPSCE Conference on Primary and Secondary Computing Education ResearchSeptember 2024, Article No.: 33, Pages 1–2https://doi.org/10.1145/3677619.3678129 - posterSeptember 2024
Using Conditions and Control Structures Effectively: Can We Measure This?
WiPSCE '24: Proceedings of the 19th WiPSCE Conference on Primary and Secondary Computing Education ResearchSeptember 2024, Article No.: 32, Pages 1–2https://doi.org/10.1145/3677619.3678128We explore ways to automate assessing if beginner programmers are using conditions and control structures “effectively.” We consider several software metrics, and a novel approach designed specifically for this situation, and compare their effectiveness ...
- posterSeptember 2024
Social Issues in CS Education: First Insights of a Scoping Review
WiPSCE '24: Proceedings of the 19th WiPSCE Conference on Primary and Secondary Computing Education ResearchSeptember 2024, Article No.: 31, Pages 1–2https://doi.org/10.1145/3677619.3678127Social issues are gaining traction in CS education. Existing literature reviews have mostly focused on higher education or specific topics like sustainability or security. This poster reports on the rationale, current state and challenges of a topic-...
- posterSeptember 2024
Empowering Female Students in Computing Science: Teachers’ attitudes towards a Career Orientation Narrative
WiPSCE '24: Proceedings of the 19th WiPSCE Conference on Primary and Secondary Computing Education ResearchSeptember 2024, Article No.: 30, Pages 1–2https://doi.org/10.1145/3677619.3678126The underrepresentation of women in computing science is a persistent issue, heightend by cultural stereotypes and a lack of female role models. This poster investigates the impact of a gender-sensitive career orientation narrative in addressing this ...
- posterSeptember 2024
Information Encoding Modeling in Computer Science Education
WiPSCE '24: Proceedings of the 19th WiPSCE Conference on Primary and Secondary Computing Education ResearchSeptember 2024, Article No.: 28, Pages 1–2https://doi.org/10.1145/3677619.3678125Modeling is a major component of Computer Science (CS) education implemented in K-12. We propose Information Encoding Modeling (IEM) to facilitate the development of modeling competencies, emphasizing semiotic competence and the creative representation ...
- posterSeptember 2024
Towards Conceptual Change in Computer Science Education: an Introduction to Conceptual Change Texts
WiPSCE '24: Proceedings of the 19th WiPSCE Conference on Primary and Secondary Computing Education ResearchSeptember 2024, Article No.: 27, Pages 1–2https://doi.org/10.1145/3677619.3678124Researching students’ conceptions in computer science education (CSEd) is a recent and growing field. Until now the most studies are only focused on uncovering students’ conceptions without taking any further steps. However, according to conceptual ...
- posterSeptember 2024
Which aspects are relevant for evaluating programming tools? Perspectives of teacher educators and teachers
WiPSCE '24: Proceedings of the 19th WiPSCE Conference on Primary and Secondary Computing Education ResearchSeptember 2024, Article No.: 26, Pages 1–2https://doi.org/10.1145/3677619.3678123Teaching programming requires the use of a programming tool (PT) for the classroom. Utilising the strengths of said PT and offsetting its weaknesses requires teachers to analyse the PT taking into account both specific computer science (CS) and teaching ...
- posterSeptember 2024
Discipline-Specific Language Proficiency in CS Teacher Education
WiPSCE '24: Proceedings of the 19th WiPSCE Conference on Primary and Secondary Computing Education ResearchSeptember 2024, Article No.: 22, Pages 1–2https://doi.org/10.1145/3677619.3678122The importance of discipline-specific language learning in all subjects is now widely recognized. The introduction of computer science as a compulsory subject for all students of all types of schools in many places makes it even more important to take ...
- posterSeptember 2024
Reimagining Standards for Computer Science Education for Primary and Secondary Schools
WiPSCE '24: Proceedings of the 19th WiPSCE Conference on Primary and Secondary Computing Education ResearchSeptember 2024, Article No.: 21, Pages 1–2https://doi.org/10.1145/3677619.3678121The Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) K-12 Standards were last updated in 2017, when only six states in the United States had adopted learning standards for primary and secondary education (K-12) computer science. Fast forward to 2024, and 41 ...
- posterSeptember 2024
K-5 pupils' responses to culturally responsive computing lessons
WiPSCE '24: Proceedings of the 19th WiPSCE Conference on Primary and Secondary Computing Education ResearchSeptember 2024, Article No.: 20, Pages 1–2https://doi.org/10.1145/3677619.3678120We describe a pilot study to investigate the effect of engaging with culturally responsive computing lessons on primary (K-5) students’ interest in computing. We use the Integrated Interest Development for Computing Education Framework (IIDfCEF) as a ...
- research-articleSeptember 2024
Coaching Teachers to Teach Computer Science with Equity-focused Teacher Standards
WiPSCE '24: Proceedings of the 19th WiPSCE Conference on Primary and Secondary Computing Education ResearchSeptember 2024, Article No.: 8, Pages 1–10https://doi.org/10.1145/3677619.3678119Problem. Currently, state- and district-level policies in the United States call for teachers to be qualified to teach computing in K-12 classrooms. Recognizing that equity-focused practices are key to reaching all students in computing and leveraging a ...
- research-articleSeptember 2024
Role Perceptions and Motivational Orientation of Computer Science Teachers
WiPSCE '24: Proceedings of the 19th WiPSCE Conference on Primary and Secondary Computing Education ResearchSeptember 2024, Article No.: 9, Pages 1–10https://doi.org/10.1145/3677619.3678118Teachers play an important role for the outcomes of lessons. Their perception of the subject and their perception of themselves and their abilities will affect the learning of students and in turn shape their perception of computer science (CS) as a ...
- research-articleSeptember 2024
Unpacking Approaches to Learning and Teaching Machine Learning in K-12 Education: Transparency, Ethics, and Design Activities
WiPSCE '24: Proceedings of the 19th WiPSCE Conference on Primary and Secondary Computing Education ResearchSeptember 2024, Article No.: 3, Pages 1–10https://doi.org/10.1145/3677619.3678117In this conceptual paper, we review existing literature on artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) education to identify three approaches to how learning and teaching ML could be conceptualized. One of them, a data-driven approach, emphasizes ...