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Computation Within and Beyond Disciplinary Communities: Learnings From K-12 In-School-Time Studies

  • David W. Jackson
  • , Helen Zhang
  • , Emma Anderson
  • , Mike Barnett
  • , Jie Chao
  • , Charles Connor
  • , Hee Sun Lee
  • , Irene Lee
  • , Christopher Lore
  • , Beatriz Perret
  • , Amy Pallant
  • , Jaai Phatak
  • , Chris Proctor
  • , Sheikh Ahmad Shah
  • , Aditi Wagh
  • , Shuchi Grover

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Abstract

Computation has become an essential part of today's personal, educational, civic, and career living, which necessitates preparation of a generation of future citizens who are knowledgeable of computational thinking (CT) concepts and are able to apply CT skills in daily life and work. Because of CT's use across fields, it is important that we take an interdisciplinary approach and ground the teaching and learning of CT in authentic and meaningful contexts with learners. This symposium explores different approaches of integrating CT into topics in formal settings. The six empirical studies of this symposium present designs of authentic environments that aim to infuse CT into plant science, literacy, ecosystems, general biology, and chemistry. These studies also report the findings of teacher and student learning from the implementations. Collectively these studies provide unique insights towards design recommendations, challenges, pedagogies, and opportunities in the rapidly developing STEM+C field.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationISLS Annual Meeting 2023
Subtitle of host publicationBuilding Knowledge and Sustaining our Community - 17th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2023, Proceedings
EditorsPaulo Blikstein, Jan Van Aalst, Rita Kizito, Karen Brennan
PublisherInternational Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS)
Pages1686-1695
Number of pages10
ISBN (Electronic)9781737330677
StatePublished - 2023
Event17th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2023 - Montreal, Canada
Duration: Jun 10 2023Jun 15 2023

Publication series

NameProceedings of International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS

Conference

Conference17th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2023
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityMontreal
Period06/10/2306/15/23

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