Pre-Service Information Technologies Teachers' Views on Computer Programming Tools for K-12 Level

https://doi.org/10.21585/ijcses.v2i3.28

Authors

  • Serhat Altıok Kırıkkale University
  • Erman Yükseltürk Kırıkkale University

Keywords:

Programming Education, Programming, Coding

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to analyze pre-service IT teachers' views on seminar which is supported by The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) related to current methodologies and tools in K-12 computer programming education. The study sample consisted of 44 pre-service IT teachers who study as 3rd or 4th undergraduate program at Department of Computer Education and Instructional Technology in 21 different universities. The data is collected through a Students’ Perceptions about Kid’s Programming Language Questionnaire consisting of 27 five-point Likert-type items, grouped under three factors. The collected quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics such as means, standard deviations. The results of the study indicated that almost all visual programming tools have positive effects on students’ views, Small Basic is not as effective as other tools. It is due to this situation that Small Basic tool is text-based in contrast to the other block-based features.

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Author Biographies

Serhat Altıok, Kırıkkale University

Research Asistant, Department of Computer Education and Instructional Technologies, Kırıkkale University, Kırıkkale, Turkey 

Research Asistant Serhat Altıok

Department of Computer Education and Instructional Technologies,
Kırıkkale University, Kırıkkale, Turkey

Erman Yükseltürk, Kırıkkale University

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Department of Computer Education and Instructional Technologies, Kırıkkale University, Kırıkkale, Turkey

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Published

2018-08-22

How to Cite

Altıok, S., & Yükseltürk, E. (2018). Pre-Service Information Technologies Teachers’ Views on Computer Programming Tools for K-12 Level. International Journal of Computer Science Education in Schools, 2(3). https://doi.org/10.21585/ijcses.v2i3.28

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Vol. 2 No. 3 (2018): International Journal Of Computer Science Education In Schools

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