Search for dissertations about: "Programming education"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 39 swedish dissertations containing the words Programming education.
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1. Politics of Contemporary Education Policy : The case of programming in the Swedish curriculum
Abstract : In recent years, computer programming has been introduced into school curricula in several national education systems across the world making it a key issue on the education policy agenda. In March 2017, the Swedish Government announced their decision to introduce programming as a mandatory teaching element as of the first grade of primary school. READ MORE
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2. Practical thinking in programming education : Novices learning hands-on
Abstract : Understanding how novices learn to program is of national and global concern. A substantial number of studies have been conducted within computing education research (CER), and, although some understanding has been gained, research still finds that programming is hard to learn. READ MORE
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3. Designing for the incorporation of programming in mathematical education : Programming as an instrument for mathematical problem solving
Abstract : This study explored Swedish upper secondary school students’ use of programming for mathematical purposes. The aim of the study was to investigate the process through which students learn how to use a programming environment as a technical artefact during mathematical problem solving and how the orchestration of such learning situations could facilitate this process. READ MORE
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4. Object oriented quality in introductory programming education
Abstract : Examples are important when we attempt to learn something new. To learn prob-lem solving and programming is an acknowledged difficulty. READ MORE
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5. Integrating Computational Thinking into Swedish Compulsory Education with Block-Based Programming : A case study from the perspective of teachers
Abstract : Computational thinking (CT) is increasingly widespread in compulsory education worldwide, and programming is considered to be an appropriate and standard way of delivering CT. In particular, block-based programming languages (BBPLs) such as Scratch have successfully attracted an enormous amount of young users and have begun to predominate in classrooms over the past decade. READ MORE