TY - GEN
T1 - Integrating agent-based programming with elementary science
T2 - 24th International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2016
AU - Dickes, Amanda
AU - Farris, Amy
AU - Sengupta, Pratim
PY - 2016/1/1
Y1 - 2016/1/1
N2 - How can elementary grade teachers integrate programming and computational thinking with the science curriculum? To answer this question, we present results from a long-term, design-based, microgenetic study where 1) agent-based programming using ViMAP was integrated with existing elementary science curricula and 2) lessons were taught by the classroom teacher. We present an investigation of the co-development of children's computational thinking and scientific modeling and show that the integration of programming with scientific modeling can be supported by the development of sociomathematical norms for designing "mathematically good" computational models.
AB - How can elementary grade teachers integrate programming and computational thinking with the science curriculum? To answer this question, we present results from a long-term, design-based, microgenetic study where 1) agent-based programming using ViMAP was integrated with existing elementary science curricula and 2) lessons were taught by the classroom teacher. We present an investigation of the co-development of children's computational thinking and scientific modeling and show that the integration of programming with scientific modeling can be supported by the development of sociomathematical norms for designing "mathematically good" computational models.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85018990608
T3 - ICCE 2016 - 24th International Conference on Computers in Education: Think Global Act Local - Main Conference Proceedings
SP - 129
EP - 138
BT - ICCE 2016 - 24th International Conference on Computers in Education
A2 - Wong, Su Luan
A2 - Barrera, Alba Garcia
A2 - Mitsuhara, Hiroyuki
A2 - Biswas, Gautam
A2 - Jia, Jiyou
A2 - Yang, Jie-Chi
A2 - Banawan, Michelle P.
A2 - Demirbilek, Muhammet
A2 - Gaydos, Matthew
A2 - Lin, Chui-Pin
A2 - Shon, Jin Gon
A2 - Iyer, Sridhar
A2 - Gulz, Agneta
A2 - Holden, Chris
A2 - Kessler, Greg
A2 - Rodrigo, Ma. Mercedes T.
A2 - Sengupta, Pratim
A2 - Taalas, Peppi
A2 - Chen, Weiqin
A2 - Murthy, Sahana
A2 - Kim, Beaumie
A2 - Ochoa, Xavier
A2 - Sun, Daner
A2 - Baloian, Nelson
A2 - Hoel, Tore
A2 - Hoppe, Ulrich
A2 - Hsu, Ting-Chia
A2 - Kukulska-Hulme, Agnes
A2 - Chu, Hui-Chun
A2 - Gu, Xiaoqing
A2 - Chen, Weiqin
A2 - Huang, Jun Song
A2 - Jan, Ming-Fong
A2 - Wong, Lung-Hsiang
A2 - Yin, Chengjiu
PB - Asia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education
Y2 - 28 November 2016 through 2 December 2016
ER -