Novice K-12 students face multiple documented difficulties when learning STEM and CT simultaneously through learning-by-modeling, including translating domain knowledge into computational form and debugging model behaviors.¶
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q2 i? Students struggle to translate learnt domain knowledge into computational forms for model building, among other documented difficulties in learning-by-modeling. → Nicole M. Hutchins & Gautam Biswas & Ningyu Zhang & Caitlin Snyder & Ákos Lédeczi & Miklós Maróti 2020
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Nicole M. Hutchins & Gautam Biswas & Ningyu Zhang & Caitlin Snyder & Ákos Lédeczi & Miklós Maróti 2020¶
Nicole M. Hutchins & Gautam Biswas & Ningyu Zhang & Caitlin Snyder & Ákos Lédeczi & Miklós Maróti. (2020). Domain-Specific Modeling Languages in Computer-Based Learning Environments: a Systematic Approach to Support Science Learning through Computational Modeling. International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40593-020-00209-z
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The article's background section enumerates five literature-grounded difficulty categories for learning-by-modeling in K-12 classrooms, opening with the finding that "students often face difficulties in: 1. Translating learnt domain knowledge into computational forms for model building". No effect sizes are printed.
"For example, students often face difficulties in: 1. Translating learnt domain knowledge into computational forms for model building (Sengupta et al. 2013;Basu et al. 2016b)"
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Related Claims¶
- The article reports that classroom studies with block-structured NetLogo-based environments produced significant STEM and CT learning gains. — related
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- Scaffolding improves learning — related
- Proficient learners report lower perceived task difficulty than Novice learners on the CT task — related
- Computing participation and achievement disparities persisted in the district despite development of an inclusive CT pathway. — related
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Novice K-12 students face multiple documented difficulties when learning STEM and CT simultaneously through learning-by-modeling, including translating domain knowledge into computational form and debugging model behaviors. |
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Novice K-12 students face multiple documented difficulties when learning STEM and CT simultaneously through learning-by-modeling, including translating domain knowledge into computational form and debugging model beha... |
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