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http://dx.doi.org/10.14352/jkaie.2017.21.4.371

Effects of SW Education Using App Inventor on Computational Thinking and Attitude towards Computer of Elementary School Students  

Kim, KeoHyun (Daegu National University of Education)
Yoo, InHwan (Daegu National University of Education)
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Journal of The Korean Association of Information Education / v.21, no.4, 2017 , pp. 371-380 More about this Journal
Abstract
SW education is considered important in the present age where various sciences converge. According to this tendency, SW education was included in the regular education course in Korea, which aims to develop the learner's CT. Therefore, researches on CT and educational tools are being activated. App Inventor is a simple app development tool that has many advantages over traditional tools. In this study, we developed and applied a SW instruction program that uses an App Inventor to develop CT for elementary school students. Moreover, CT was classified into two elements-calculative perception and calculative creativity- and performed tests after applying SW instruction programs. Furthermore, attitude towards computer were classified into three elements-c computer anxiety, computer preference, and computer confidence- and conducted tests. After performing paired t-test pretest-posttest matching samples on test outcomes, it was found that the CT of the learners who applied the program was increased, and the attitude towards computer also showed a positive change.
Keywords
App Inventor; SW Education; Computational Thinking; Attitude towards Computer;
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