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ArticleBehavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Experiences of Middle School Programming in an Online Learning Environment.

Reem Alebaikan, Hayat Alajlan, Ahmad Almassaad, Norah Alshamri, Yvonne Bain

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Article in Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
2.0field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Reem AlebaikanDepartment of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-4563-685X
Hayat AlajlanDepartment of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-5668-8348
Ahmad AlmassaadDepartment of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
Norah AlshamriMinistry of Education, Riyadh 11148, Saudi Arabia.
Yvonne BainSchool of Education, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 3FX, Scotland, UK.
King Saud University · SAMinistry of Education · SAUniversity of Aberdeen · GB

Funding

King Saud University RG-1439-064
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This small-scale qualitative study aimed to explore learning programming through online experiences among middle school students in a school for girls in Saudi Arabia. The low uptake of computing by girls has been a persistent problem in schools and beyond. In Saudi Arabia, there are similar issues in encouraging learners and girls in particular to be interested in computer coding. To explore how to engage learners in coding, an informal online course on programming for learners (age 12) was designed using a community-of-inquiry approach and a gamification process enabled through the use of Thunkable™ and TalentLMS™ to engage learners. An inductive qualitative research approach was used to explore influencing factors for engaging learners in programming. The data comprised three individual interviews, one focus group, a teacher's diary, and a content analysis of the activities recorded in the TalentLMS™ system's student progress reports. Findings highlighted the need to consider digital learning agency in the online learning environment and that learning programming online was best facilitated through student collaboration using live tools with teacher support to develop the online community. Further, findings revealed the rationale for the girls enrolling in the online programming course, which included improving their online learning skills, planning future careers, and developing résumés. These findings may contribute to offering some insight into pedagogy that can encourage greater interest in computer programming in schools.

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computer codinginclusive educationinformal learningK-12 educationonline learningsocial and emotional learning

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PMID36421762
PMCPMC9687787
OpenAlexW4309688781

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