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http://dx.doi.org/10.21796/jse.2019.43.3.329

The Effects of Instructional Strategies Using the Process of Procedural Thinking on Computational Thinking and Creative Problem-Solving Ability in Elementary Science Classes  

Kim, HyunSeok (Gimpo Singok Elementary School)
Choi, Sun-Young (Gyeongin National University of Educatio)
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Journal of Science Education / v.43, no.3, 2019 , pp. 329-341 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of instructional strategies using the process of procedural thinking in elementary science classes on students' computational thinking and creative problem solving ability. For this purpose, instructional strategies using the process of procedural thinking for science class were developed and applied. The objects of this study were 6th graders from an experimental class (29 students) and a comparative class (29 students) at S elementary school in Gimpo City. The results of the study are as follows: First, as a result of examining the difference in the computational thinking ability between experimental group and comparative group, the experimental group scored higher than the comparative group, but there was no statistically significant difference. Second, the creative problem solving ability of the experimental group after applying this program was higher, and statistically significant differences were observed (p < .05).
Keywords
procedural thinking; elementary; science class; computational thinking; creative problem solving;
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