Motivation, participation, encouragement, fun and interest rated high during the intervention; critical thinking more modest¶

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q2 i? Dimension 3 observation ratings exceeded 60% good/excellent for fun, commitment, participation, interest and motivation, while critical thinking showed positive but modest values. → Sáez-López 2019

Evidence¶

Sáez-López 2019¶

Sáez-López, J.-M., Sevillano-García, M.-L., & Vazquez-Cano, E. (2019). The effect of programming on primary school students’ mathematical and scientific understanding: educational use of mBot. Education Tech Research Dev, 67, 1405–1425. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-019-09648-5

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Dimension 3 used participant observation with an estimation scale (no control comparison reported for these items). Fun reached 78.3% good/excellent; critical thinking only 29.5%.

"Values above 60% were obtained, and deemed to be ‘good’ or ‘excellent’, which was particularly positive with regard to the elements of fun, commitment, participation, interest and motivation for the students participating in the intervention (3.5, 3.6, 3.7 and 3.8)."

Discussion¶

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