TY - GEN
T1 - Using scaffolded examples to teach computational thinking concepts
AU - Webb, Heidi C.
AU - Rosson, Mary Beth
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - In this paper we describe a set of computing activities that were used in an outreach enrichment program for middle school girls. The computing activities used a combination of scaffolded examples and minimalist workbooks to introduce and support interaction with computational thinking (CT) concepts, including problem solving abstraction and basic computational vocabulary. We describe the activities briefly, followed by a discussion of the girls' experiences, drawing primarily from interviews conducted at the end of each activity.
AB - In this paper we describe a set of computing activities that were used in an outreach enrichment program for middle school girls. The computing activities used a combination of scaffolded examples and minimalist workbooks to introduce and support interaction with computational thinking (CT) concepts, including problem solving abstraction and basic computational vocabulary. We describe the activities briefly, followed by a discussion of the girls' experiences, drawing primarily from interviews conducted at the end of each activity.
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U2 - 10.1145/2445196.2445227
DO - 10.1145/2445196.2445227
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84876277247
SN - 9781450320306
T3 - SIGCSE 2013 - Proceedings of the 44th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education
SP - 95
EP - 100
BT - SIGCSE 2013 - Proceedings of the 44th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education
PB - Association for Computing Machinery
T2 - 44th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, SIGCSE 2013
Y2 - 6 March 2013 through 9 March 2013
ER -