Author ORCID Identifier
Brendan Calandra: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9216-9353
Jonathan Cohen: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7278-798X
Timothy Hicks: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8797-290X
Tuba Ketenci: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1665-9884
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-26-2020
Abstract
In this study, the authors analyzed data from a sample of thirty-two middle school students from an urban school district in the southeastern United States who used MIT’s App Inventor to design, create, and remix mobile apps during an afterschool program for one school year. This paper focuses on computer science learning outcomes as measured by an assessment created by the authors. Findings indicated a linear relation between the number of apps a participant created during the given afterschool program and their level of accuracy on the assessment. Findings and discussion should be of interest to both researchers and practitioners.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11528-020-00557-6
Recommended Citation
Calandra, B. Renken, M., Cohen, J., Hicks, T., and Ketenci, T. (2020). An examination of a group middle school students’ engagement and computational thinking outcomes during a series of afterschool computing activities. Tech Trends. 65, 17-25. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11528-020-00557-6
Comments
This version of the article has been accepted for publication, after peer review (when applicable) and is subject to Springer Nature’s AM terms of use, but is not the Version of Record and does not reflect post-acceptance improvements, or any corrections. The Version of Record is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11528-020-00557-6.