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ERIC Number: EJ1298614
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 25
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0899 3408
EISSN: N/A
Assessing Computational Thinking through the Lenses of Functionality and Computational Fluency
Metcalf, Shari J.; Reilly, Joseph M.; Jeon, Soobin; Wang, Annie; Pyers, Allyson; Brennan, Karen; Dede, Chris
Computer Science Education, v31 n2 p199-223 2021
Background and Context: This study looks at computational thinking (CT) assessment of programming artifacts within the context of CT integrated with science education through computational modeling. Objective: The goal is to explore methodologies for assessment of student-constructed computational models through two lenses: functionality and conceptual fluency. Method: This study uses data from research with EcoMOD, a 3rd grade ecosystem science curriculum in which student pairs program computational models of a beaver building a dam. Snapshots of programs for 47 student pairs collected over time are assessed. Findings: A functionality-based rubric provided assessment of student task progress, but was less successful at correctly identifying CT gains in programs that were partially correct. A rubric for conceptual fluency identified development of fluency in CT concepts of sequencing, loops, and conditionals. Implications: This study contributes to the literature by exploring affordances of different rubric-based CT assessments of student programs.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Early Childhood Education; Grade 3; Primary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: DRL1639545