scholarly journals Computational Thinking for Youth and Adults Education: model, principles, activities and lessons learned

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
pp. 1312-1336
Author(s):  
Júlia dos Santos Bathke Ortiz ◽  
Roberto Pereira
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Computational Thinking ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
School Students ◽  
Digital Resources ◽  
Education Literature ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Education Model

Computational Thinking (CT) is considered one of the most needed abilities of the 21st Century as the usage of digital resources has become more and more frequent. Research on CT teaching has been growing over the last decade and Brazilian initiatives have focused on Elementary and High School students while less privileged audiences, such as non-literate citizens, are rarely addressed. The lack of literacy affects more than communication, but autonomy for economic, cultural and educational development, social interaction, and also the experience with information and communication technology. Non-literate citizens represent more than 11 million people in Brazil, and Youth and Adults Education (YAE) is an educational modality offered to these citizens. In this article, we present the main results from a Master's research that investigated CT as a means to reduce YAE's students' rejection and fear of technology, aware of their characteristics, contexts, and particularities. In our research, we consider that through the practice of CT people can comprehend how technology works and how it can be used, favoring familiarity, and reducing rejection and fear of technology. Grounded on Computing and Education literature, we conceived a model to plan and conduct initiatives for YAE, applying and studying our model in a case study conducted inside a Brazilian public school during 8 workshops with 17 participants. For the case study, 9 principles to support the practice with YAE students were identified and used to inform 12 activities created/adapted for practicing CT throughout the workshops. A research overview is presented, along with its theoretical grounds to the main results from the case study and lessons learned. Results show the model as promising to inform practices to exercise CT abilities, sensitive to the audience's context.

scholarly journals Computational Thinking for Youth and Adults Education: Towards a Socially Aware Model

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Júlia Dos Santos Bathke Ortiz ◽  
Roberto Pereira
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Public School ◽  
Current Literature ◽  
Computational Thinking ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Digital Inclusion ◽  
School Students ◽  
Exploratory Case Study

Research on Computational Thinking has been growing over the last years, mainly focusing on Elementary and High School students. Challenging audiences, such as Youth and Adults Education, are rarely addressed or even cited in current literature. This Master's research investigates Computational Thinking as a way to promote digital inclusion and proposes a model to design and conduct initiatives for Youth and Adults Education taking into account the characteristics and particularities of this public. The model, with a set of principles and practices, was applied and analyzed in an exploratory case study inside a public school. Results suggest the model is promising to inspire practices to develop Computational Thinking for inclusion. As additional contributions, activities applied in a real setting and lessons learned from their application are presented to support and inform further initiatives.

scholarly journals Investigation of Vocational High School Students 'Views on Smart Phone Use: A Case Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 45
Author(s):  
Ezgi Pelin Yildiz ◽  
Ayşe Alkan
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Smart Phone ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Smart Phones ◽  
Vocational High School ◽  
School Students ◽  
Information And Communication

The most preferred tools of technology today are internet and smart phones. Nowadays, these two tools offer numerous services and facilities to humanity in many areas. Accessing technology at any time, having a pleasant time, interacting without the limitations of face to face communication are some of them. That is why; individuals have become unable to live without internet and smartphones. Especially the rapid developments in information and communication technologies, internet and social media media, which is among the means of access to smart phones among university students and has made widespread use. In this context, a case study was conducted in order to examine the opinions of the students about the use of smart phones in Vocational High School students. For this purpose, the students' opinions were taken with a structured interview form. The questions in the interview form were developed by the researchers by conducting a comprehensive literature review. Expert opinion was consulted in the preparation of the interview form. The experts evaluated the suitability of the questions in terms of scope and language. The study group consisted of 10 students from the Department of Computer Programming and Computer Technology of Kafkas University. It is foreseen that the results of the research can lead to future scientific studies.

scholarly journals E-Readiness Evaluation of High School Student Biology Learning During the Covid-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (SpecialIssue) ◽  
pp. 131-138
Author(s):  
Jamaluddin Jamaluddin ◽  
A. Wahab Jufri ◽  
Agus Ramdhani
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Evaluation Model ◽  
School Students ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Biology Learning

E-Readiness is the level of readiness that a person needs to understand and apply information and communication technology. E-Readiness can also be interpreted as readiness to sort, interpret, and process digital knowledge. E-Readiness is very important for students to be able to take part in online learning during the Covid-19 pandemic. The purpose of this study was to describe the level of E-Readiness in learning biology for high school students in West Lombok Regency in participating in online learning of biology subjects. This study uses a quantitative descriptive research method. The instrument used to obtain student E-Readiness data is the E-Readiness questionnaire. Data collection was carried out using a survey technique by distributing questionnaires using the google form application. The number of respondents who filled out the questionnaire was 622 students. Data analysis was carried out using descriptive statistical analysis techniques that refer to the An Integration Information Rich E-Readiness Assessment Tool evaluation model. Data analysis using the evaluation model was carried out on each indicator of the E-readiness segment. The results of data analysis found that: (1) Enterprise E-Readiness segment 79.88% ready; (2) ICT readiness segment 82.96 ready; (3) Human resources readiness 83.88 ready, 4. Information readiness segment, 70.72% ready, and 5. External environment readiness 84.42% is ready. From the data analysis, it was found that the E-Readiness of studying biology for high school students was 3.1% Very Unprepared, 16.4% Unprepared, 54.9% Ready, and 25.6% Very Ready. On average 80.5% of high school students have good skills in using information and communication technology. Thus, it can be concluded that an average of 80.5% of students' E-Readiness in learning biology had a good level of readiness, and 19.5% did not yet have a readiness level to participate in online biology learning in West Lombok Regency

Diffusion of Information and Communication Technology

2011 ◽  
pp. 90-111
Author(s):  
Vachara Peansupap ◽  
Derek H.T. Walker
Keyword(s):  
Community Of Practice ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Work Group ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Diffusion Of Information ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Individual

This chapter explains the community of practice (COP) concept from the perspective of three major Australian construction contractors. It also describes and provides an analysis of their COPs from the perspective of the individual, work group, and organisation. We provide maps of these COPs for each of the three contractors studied. The intention of using this approach is to offer readers insights into how these COPs can be developed and supported. The study we base this chapter upon focussed on groupware as an ICT initiative being rolled out using COPs as an integral part of the innovation diffusion strategy. Case study findings relating to these COPs reveal that they are not only supported by ICT, but also that ICT itself supports these COPs in a self-referential and synergistic way. The important contribution that this chapter makes to our understanding of the studied phenomenon was not only the ‘what’ or descriptive nature of these COPs, but also insights that help us understand the ‘how’ of the process, so that lessons learned may be absorbed and diffused more widely in the construction industry.

scholarly journals IDENTIFIKASI PEMBEKALAN KETERAMPILAN ABAD 21 PADA ASPEK LITERASI TEKNOLOGI INFORMASI DAN KOMUNIKASI SISWA SMA NEGERI BENGKULU DALAM MATA PELAJARAN FISIKA

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 93-102
Author(s):  
Annisatul Jannah ◽  
Afrizal Mayub ◽  
Dedy Hamdani
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Technology Literacy ◽  
School Students ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Information And Communication

ABSTRAK Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk (1) Mendeskripsikan pem bekalan keterampilan abad 21 pada aspek keterampilan LTIK yang telah di berikan pada siswa menurut persepsi guru SMA kota Bengkulu dalam mata pelajaran fisika. (2) Mendeskripsikan pembekalan keterampilan abad 21 pada aspek keterampilan LTIK yang telah dilakukan guru  menurut persepsi siswa SMA kota Bengkulu dalam mata pelajaran fisika. (3) Mendeskripsikan penguasaan keterampilan abad 21 pada aspek keterampilan LTIK yang dimiliki siswa menurut persepsi dirinya sendiri siswa SMA kota Bengkulu dalam mata pelajaran fisika. (4) Mendeskripsikan keterampilan abad 21 pada aspek keterampilan LTIK siswa menurut persepsi teman sebaya SMA kota Bengkulu dalam mata pelajaran fisika. Jenis yang penelitian ini adalah Descriptive Research. Sampel penelitian ini berjumlah 90 siswa dan 3 guru fisika dari 3 SMA yang berbeda di Kota Bengkulu. Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah kuesioner, wawancara dan observasi. Berdasarkan analisis data diperoleh pembekalan dan penguasaan keterampilan abad 21 pada aspek literasi teknologi informasi dan komunikasi siswa SMA Negeri Kota Bengkulu dalam mata pelajaran fisika menurut persepsi guru, dirinya sendiri dan teman sebaya berada pada kategori baik. Hasil yang diperoleh dapat dijadikan sebagai need assessment bagi penelitian RND (Reasearch And Development) seperti pengembangan media pembelajaran, modul pembelajaran model pembelajaran.Kata Kunci: pembekalan, keterampilan abad 21, keterampilan literasi teknologi informasi dan komunikasi, pelajaran fisika, descriptive reasearch ABSTRACT This reasearch has aimed to (1) to describe debriefing of  century skills on aspects of LTIK skills that have been given to students according to the perceptions of Bengkulu city high school teachers in physics subjects. (2) to describe debriefing of  century skills on aspects of LTIK skills that have been carried out by teachers according to the perceptions of Bengkulu city high school students in physics subjects. (3) describe the provision of 21st century skills in aspects of information and communication technology literacy skills possessed by students according to their own perception of bengkulu high school students in physics subjects. (4) describe the provision of  century skills in aspects of LTIK skills that students have according to their own perceptions of high school students in Bengkulu City in physics. The type of research that this is Descriptive Research. The study sample was 90 students and 3 physics teachers from 3 high schools in the city of Bengkulu. Data collection techniques used in this study are questionnaires, interviews and observations. Based on data analysis, it was obtained and mastery by providing of 21st century skills in the aspects of information and communication technology literacy for Bengkulu city high school students in physics according to teacher perceptions, themselves and their peers were in a good category. The results obtained can be used as a need assessment for RND (Reasearch And Development) research such as learning media development, learning model learning modules.Keywords: debriefing,  century skills, information and communication technology literacy skills, physics subjects, descriptive reasearch.

scholarly journals School-Based Participatory Response for Reopening During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study of a Metropolitan High School Implementing the Health Promoting School

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Insook Kwon ◽  
Sunjoo Kang ◽  
Jin Sun Kim
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
School Health ◽  
Environmental Safety ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
School Students ◽  
Safety Belt ◽  
Safety Belts ◽  
Private High School

Purpose: This study aimed to analyze how a private high school in Seoul developed and executed a “school disinfection strategy” to ensure the students' right to study in a safe environment, and also to analyze the lessons learned from this process.Methods: This was a case study of school health in a community-based school reopening during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study target was a 64-year-old private high school with 12 classes for each grade with a total of 1,100 students.Results: A “school disinfection strategy” was set up at individual and class environment levels to protect students from the risk of infection. In addition, school health activities were carried out with a “personal protection safety belt” and “community protection safety belt” for effective implementation. To ensure a safe educational environment for high school students and to ensure smooth execution of face-to-face classes (in-person teaching), the “prevention safety belt strategy” was introduced in accordance with governmental guidelines to sequentially implement various preventive measures necessary to guarantee environmental safety of schools. Activating personal prevention safety belts by checking the symptoms of students when entering the school and during each class, and providing self-made disinfectants by spraying alcohol on wet-wipes were cost-effective and sustainable methods used in this school to prevent the spread of infection.Conclusions: The experience of developing a prevention safety belt strategy to adapt the guidelines of the local education office to the school situation was presented. Focusing on the school community, as well as individual students and teachers, the concept of prevention safety belts helped to unite and stimulate voluntary participation of students in health promotion activities.

Extending Computational Thinking into Information and Communication Technology Literacy Measurement

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-25
Author(s):  
Han Sung Kim ◽  
Soohwan Kim ◽  
Wooyoul Na ◽  
Woon Jee Lee
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Computational Thinking ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Ict Literacy ◽  
School Students ◽  
Information And Communication

As Information and Communication Technology (ICT) literacy education has recently shifted to fostering computing thinking ability as well as ICT use, many countries are conducting research on national curriculum and evaluation. In this study, we measured Korean students’ ICT literacy levels by using the national measurement tool that assesses abilities of the IT (Information Technology) area and the CT (Computational Thinking) area. A research team revised an existing ICT literacy assessment tool for the IT test and developed a new CT test environment in which students could perform actual coding through a web-based programming tool such as Scratch. Additionally, after assessing ICT literacy levels, differences in ICT literacy levels by gender and grade were analyzed to provide evidence for national education policies. Approximately 23,000 elementary and middle school students participated in the 2018 national assessment of ICT literacy, accounting for 1% of the national population of students. The findings demonstrated that female students had higher literacy levels in most sub-factors of IT and CT areas. Additionally, in the areas of strengths and weaknesses, the ratio of below-basic achievement among male students was at least two times greater than that of female students. Nonetheless, male students scored higher on CT automation, a coding item that involved problem solving using Scratch. Looking at the difference according to grade level, the level improved as the school year increased in elementary school, but there was no difference in middle school. When analyzing the detailed elements of middle school students, the automation factor of seventh grade students was found to be higher than eighth and ninth grade students. Based on these results, this study discussed some implications for ICT and computing education in elementary and middle schools.

scholarly journals DEVELOPING ANDROID-BASED HISTORYTOON MEDIA FOR HISTORY LEARNING

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Septia Rahandinasari
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Instructional Media ◽  
School Students ◽  
National Movement ◽  
History Learning ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Technology And Communication

ABSTRACTIn the present era, advances in technology and communication are growing rapidly, especially in the field of education, it is necessary to develop learning media based on information and communication technology. The development of instructional media must be in accordance with the purpose of learning, but it is also the learning media that can make the students are educated to be independent in accordance with the teacher's direction. This study aims to develop historical learning media as an online comic reading service. Currently researchers are using Historytoon to create a formative involving high school students in Yogyakarta. Based on the testing of the learning media, it can produce a decent historical learning media and can improve the understanding of the material of the National Movement of Indonesia class XI SMA. Keywords: Historytoon media, Android, History Learning

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