ERIC Number: EJ1425199
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 30
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ISSN: ISSN-0899 3408
EISSN: EISSN-1744-5175
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Computational Thinking Infusion as Transformative Teaching: Investigating Content Area Teacher Perspectives and Practices
Robin Jocius; Jennifer Albert; W. Ian O'Byrne; Deepti Joshi; Richard Robinson; Melanie Blanton
Computer Science Education, v34 n2 p222-251 2024
Background and Context: Using a transformative learning framework, this qualitative study examines the perspectives and practices of 70 middle and high school content area teachers who attended two or more summer professional development workshops. Objective: This study describes how teachers' disciplinary perspectives and backgrounds influence their understanding of CT infusion and their implementation of CT-infused lessons. Method: Data sources for this qualitative comparative case study analysis included: retrospective video reflections, implementation surveys, post-PD surveys, and instructional materials. Findings: Analysis revealed differences in terms of disorienting dilemmas teachers faced, shifts in their frames of reference, the form of classroom CT infusion, and their integration of specific CT concepts. Implications: This study contributes a comparative analysis of how teachers from different content areas come to understand CT infusion and implement CT-infused pedagogical practices to support their disciplinary teaching. Findings indicate the importance of including all teachers, STEM and non-STEM, in CT infusion efforts.
Descriptors: Computation, Transformative Learning, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Methods, Units of Study, Middle School Teachers, High School Teachers, Faculty Development, Teacher Workshops, Teacher Characteristics, Summer Programs, Intellectual Disciplines, Influences
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; High Schools
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: 1742332; 1742351
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