Investigating of Middle-school Students' Attitudes Toward Programming
Main Article Content
Abstract
This study presents an investigation of the attitudes of middle school students toward computer programming after they received an instructional sequence designed to introduce computer programming. The aims of this study are to (i) determine the levels of students’ attitudes toward computer programming, (ii) determine whether students’ attitudes toward computer programming differ in terms of gender, and (iii) reveal students’ ideas about the implemented instructional content. To this aim, an instructional sequence that aimed to provide students with the necessary knowledge to use Scratch was designed and implemented in an eight-week plan. Apart from technical knowledge to use the software, the content included activities in which students were asked to create three games. The participants of the study consist of fifteen 5th grade and seventeen 6th grade students. To determine students’ attitudes toward computer programming an existing scale in the literature was used. The results of the study showed that the students developed positive attitudes toward computer programming after the instruction. Besides, it was found that there was no significant difference between boys and girls in terms of attitudes toward programming.
Downloads
Metrics
Article Details
You are free to:
- Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format for any purpose, even commercially.
- Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially.
- The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the license terms.
Under the following terms:
- Attribution — You must give appropriate credit , provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made . You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
- No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.
Notices:
You do not have to comply with the license for elements of the material in the public domain or where your use is permitted by an applicable exception or limitation .
No warranties are given. The license may not give you all of the permissions necessary for your intended use. For example, other rights such as publicity, privacy, or moral rights may limit how you use the material.