Computer Programming in Middle School: How Pairs Respond to Challenges

Autor/inn/en	Denner, Jill; Werner, Linda
Titel	Computer Programming in Middle School: How Pairs Respond to Challenges
Quelle	In: Journal of Educational Computing Research, 37 (2007) 2, S.131-150 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0735-6331
Schlagwörter	Computers; Programming; Females; Summer Programs; Information Technology; Middle School Students; Gender Differences; Womens Education; Problem Solving; Games; After School Programs; Journal Writing; Cognitive Processes; Computer Literacy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Digitalrechner; Programmierung; Weibliches Geschlecht; Sommerkurs; Informationstechnologie; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Geschlechterkonflikt; 'Women''s education'; Frauenbildung; Problemlösen; Game; Spiel; Spiele; After school education; After-school programs; Program; Programs; Programme; Außerschulische Jugendbildung; Programm; Zeitschriftenaufsatz; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Computerkenntnisse
Abstract	Many believe that girls lack the confidence and motivation to persist with computers when they face a challenge. In order to increase the number of girls and women in information technology careers, we need a better understanding of how they think about and solve problems while working on the computer. In this article, we describe a qualitative study of 126 middle school girls who designed and programmed computer games in an after-school and summer program. Using data from electronic notebooks, we describe how girls thought about the problems they had while programming their games and the strategies they used in their efforts to solve them. Audiotape transcripts were also coded to show how girls talk about challenges and the steps they take to address them when programming a game on the computer. The findings are interpreted in terms of how to promote information technology fluency starting in middle school. (Contains 3 tables.) (Author).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10