Deriving a Gamified Learning-Design Framework Towards Sustainable Community Engagement and Mashable Innovations in Smart Cities

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chien-Sing Lee ◽  
Kuok-Shoong Daniel Wong
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Community Engagement ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Computational Thinking ◽  
School Students ◽  
Art And Design ◽  
Gamified Learning ◽  
Design Factors

Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and the inclusion of art and design into STEM (STEAM) as a mediator are increasingly emphasized in innovation and entrepreneurial blueprints across countries due to smart cities. Knowledge creation/construction towards a thriving ecosystem however, is not a given. This exploratory study aims to derive design factors for community engagement and possible mashable opportunities/innovations in smart city communities. We present a meta-analysis of two gamified media-model maker opportunities carried out among Malaysian high school students. These are designed based on computational thinking and different design theories which take into account: a) deriving design factors/requirements (success factors) and barriers to gamified learning; b) mapping and intertwining of different models as genetic blueprint for gamified learning; c) refinement of the authors' socio-cognitive-HCI framework; d) possibilities for personalized inclusive design.

FEATURES OF THE ORGANIZATION OF ARTISTIC AND DESIGN ACTIVITY OF JUNIOR SCHOOLCHILDREN

2020 ◽  
pp. 62-70
Author(s):  
Olesia Makoviichuk ◽  
Alona Shulha
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Fine Arts ◽  
Design Activity ◽  
School Students ◽  
Art And Design ◽  
Artistic Activity ◽  
Labor Training ◽  
Design Activities

The article analyzes the theoretical aspects of art and design activities, considers the features of the integrative organization of art and design activities of students in the lessons of fine arts and technology in primary school. Artistic and project activities of junior schoolchildren are realized through the disciplines of fine arts and labor education (technology) in primary school. The concept of "artistic and design activity" is analyzed through the prism of the concepts of "activity", "artistic activity". The following are considered: interconnected structural components of artistic design, types of activity and types of tasks aimed at the implementation of artistic design activities of junior schoolchildren. The article emphasized the potential of an integrated combination in primary school of fine arts and labor training (technology) for art and design activities of junior high school students.

Combining Webduino Programming With Situated Learning to Promote Computational Thinking, Motivation, and Satisfaction Among High School Students

2021 ◽  
pp. 073563312110399
Author(s):  
Ting-Ting Wu ◽  
Jian-Ming Chen
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Programming Languages ◽  
Situated Learning ◽  
Learning Strategy ◽  
Computational Thinking ◽  
Learning Motivation ◽  
School Students ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Significant Difference

Many countries have incorporated computational thinking (CT) and programming languages into their science and technology courses. Students can improve their CT ability by learning programming languages. Moreover, situated learning enables students to generate knowledge and master problem-solving skills through interaction with situations. This study incorporated Webduino learning and the situated learning strategy into a programming course and analyzed its impact on high school students’ CT ability, learning motivation, and course satisfaction. A quasi-experimental research method was adopted, wherein the experimental group was subjected to the situated learning strategy and the control group was subjected to a traditional teaching method. The study results revealed that integrating Webduino programming with situated learning could effectively improve five categories of CT skills; moreover, the activity models of situated learning enhanced the value and expectation dimensions of learning motivation. In addition, satisfaction with the course content and self-identity slightly improved. However, because teachers were required to elaborate on stories to promote learner engagement with life situations, the time available for programming was limited. Thus, no significant difference was observed in teaching satisfaction.

Internet-Based Peer Assessment in High School Settings

2009 ◽  
pp. 743-754 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chin-Chung Tsai
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Peer Interactions ◽  
Peer Assessment ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Internet Technology ◽  
School Students ◽  
School Settings ◽  
Peer Reviewers ◽  
Online Peer Assessment

Many educators have suggested the usage of peer assessment for the improvement of learning outcomes. Peer assessment facilitated by Internet technology can enhance anonymity and lead to better interactions between students and peer reviewers. In addition, online peer assessment can effectively store students’ peer interactions and learning progression portfolios for further analyses or evaluations. However, most peer assessment studies have been conducted with higher education students, such as college or graduate students. This chapter reports an initial meta-analysis of a series of research utilizing online peer assessment involving Taiwanese high school students. This study also summarizes some practical principles for conducting online peer assessment in high school settings. Finally, this chapter proposes the required literacy of using Internet-based peer assessment, both for the learners and teachers.

Culture and Self-Esteem Over Time

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 904-909 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takeshi Hamamura ◽  
Berlian Gressy Septarini
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Cultural History ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
The United States ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
School Students ◽  
Social Ecological ◽  
Ecological Shifts ◽  
Meta Analyses

Self-esteem is increasing in the United States according to temporal meta-analyses of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. However, it remains unclear whether this trend reflects broad social ecological shifts toward urban, affluent, and technologically advanced or a unique cultural history. A temporal meta-analysis of self-esteem was conducted in Australia. Australia shares social ecological and cultural similarities with the United States. On the other hand, Australian culture is horizontally individualistic and places a stronger emphasis on self-other equality compared to American culture. For this reason, the strengthening norm of positive self-esteem found in the United States may not be evident in Australia. Consistent with this possibility, the findings indicated that self-esteem among Australian high school students, university students, and community participants did not change between 1978 and 2014.

Enhancing High-School Students' Computational Thinking with Educational Robotics Learning

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sasithorn Chookaew ◽  
Suppachai Howimanporn ◽  
Pornjit Pratumsuwan ◽  
Santi Hutamarn ◽  
Warin Sootkaneung ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Computational Thinking ◽  
Educational Robotics ◽  
School Students

scholarly journals LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND INTEREST IN STEM CAREER

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (6) ◽  
pp. 28-49
Author(s):  
Nursyahirah Ahmad ◽  
Denis Lajium
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Classroom Environment ◽  
Computational Thinking ◽  
Student Interest ◽  
Science Literature ◽  
Stem Learning ◽  
School Students ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Stem Career

The participation of high school students who have never achieved a 60:40 science-literature ratio until now. Malaysia just like any other country has taken steps to move in line with technological advances and computational thinking, so there are various programs based on STEM that have been made. However, like most educational programs that aim in students’ interest, the effectiveness of such programs still not clear in this STEM movement that it is more 'out of the classroom'. Although the learning environment is one of the indicators of the quality of education, the learning environment in the STEM field is less emphasized in the studies on STEM education especially in Malaysia. With this, a learning environment was developed that is STEM Based CLES and CIQ. This learning environment instrument is needed to help researchers assess the extent to which a particular classroom environment aligns with constructivism and STEM epistemologies, helping teachers to reflect on their epistemological barriers and refine student learning sessions. Accordingly, the STEM Based CLES and CIQ survey was used to identify the relationship between students’ perceptions of the learning environment and students' interest in STEM careers. The result shows that the students’ perceptions of the learning environment (sig=0.384) and student interest in a STEM career (sig=0.764) are not significantly different by gender, while the students’ perceptions of the learning environment (sig=0.193) and student interest in a STEM career (sig=0.000) are significantly different by school’s location. The correlational analysis shows the scales of the CLES learning environment have significantly weak relations towards student interest in a STEM career (r=0.316), while, the scales of STEM learning environment has a moderate significant relation towards the student interest in a STEM career (r=0.628). However, this study’s result shows that there is no correlation between the learning environment and students’ academic performances (r=-0.130).

scholarly journals Building Students’ Hard and Soft Skills through Innovative Teaching Approaches to Mathematics

2019 ◽  
Vol 54 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Euis Eti Rohaeti
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Mathematics Teaching ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Learning Approaches ◽  
Teaching Approaches ◽  
School Students ◽  
Innovative Teaching

The goals of this case study were to (1) analyze the role of innovative mathematics teaching approaches among middle and high school students regarding their hard and soft mathematical skills; (2) to examine students’ perceptions about the mathematical teaching approaches, used by their teachers during class sessions, (3) to analyze aspects of innovation in them. The descriptive case study approach was used to analyze the role of innovative teaching approaches in helping students to develop various mathematical hard and soft skills. A qualitative meta-analysis methodology was applied to ten student theses about mathematics teaching within the Department of Mathematics in the School of Postgraduate studies of IKIP Siliwangi in Cimahi. This paper presents the results based on ten graduate students’ theses research studies, selected purposively from 68 student theses. The selection of articles aimed to include a variety of theses discussing mathematics skills teaching and learning approaches. The results show that, in general, students who were trained with innovative teaching approaches attained higher grades than students taught by conventional teaching methods. It has been established that students’ grades on mathematical hard skills varied after intervention. On the contrary, regarding students mathematical soft skills, some theses reported no difference between students taught using both approaches, while some reported greater differences. Finally, students had good opinions regarding the innovative teaching-learning approaches, used by their teachers.

scholarly journals Development of a Teaching Model in Virtual Learning Environment to Enhance Computational Competencies in the 21st Century

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (13) ◽  
pp. 93
Author(s):  
Noppadol Rungrangtanapol ◽  
Jintavee Khlaisang
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Design Thinking ◽  
Computational Thinking ◽  
Virtual Learning ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Virtual Learning Environment ◽  
Teaching Model ◽  
School Students ◽  
Public And Private

In the 21<sup>st</sup> century, computing and other necessary skills have become imperative for today's learners. Memorizing a book or one-way communication is incapable of fully developing all the skills required. Along with changes in the new curriculum structure in the computational science courses which are aimed to improve computational thinking skills. In Thailand, students do not have enough experience in calculation methods. Teachers must therefore provide instruction in a format that promotes computational thinking and the skills necessary for the 21<sup>st</sup> century. The sample was 400 students from public and private schools in the same amount to develop the model, which was calculated based on the population of high school students throughout Bangkok, Thailand. It was found that the current learning model was unable to develop computational thinking concepts and 21<sup>st</sup> century skills. Therefore, the researchers have the concept of developing a teaching model that focuses on problem-solving along with the use of a design thinking approach in a virtual learning environment. To enable students with no experience with computational thinking skills to develop computational thinking skills to a competent standard. The objective is to also develop other skills, which are essential skills in the 21<sup>st</sup> century at the same time.

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