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Investigation of Variables Related to Computational Thinking Self-Efficacy Level in Middle School Students: Are Demographic Variables, Academic Success, or Programming-Related Variables More Important?

Investigation of Variables Related to Computational Thinking Self-Efficacy Level in Middle School Students: Are Demographic Variables, Academic Success, or Programming-Related Variables More Important?
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Author(s): Hatice Yildiz Durak (Bartin University, Turkey), Mustafa Saritepeci (Necmettin Erbakan University, Turkey), Ahmet Topçu (MNE, Turkey)and Aykut Durak (Bartin University, Turkey)
Copyright: 2020
Pages: 22
Source title: Handbook of Research on Tools for Teaching Computational Thinking in P-12 Education
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Michail Kalogiannakis (University of Thessaly, Greece)and Stamatios Papadakis (University of Crete, Greece)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-4576-8.ch003

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Abstract

This study examined the predictiveness of demographic and academic variables and the variables which are in relation with programming on computational thinking (CT) self-efficacy of middle school students who received and who did not receive programming education. Relational screening model was utilized in this study. One-hundred ninety-nine middle school students from 5th and 6th grades in Turkey composed the participants of the research. As the result of the research, it was found that CT self-efficacy level is low. Furthermore, programming experiences of the students are approximately two years. The most important predictor of CT self-efficacy of the students who received programming education is demographic variables. Predictive variables' relative order of importance on CT self-efficacy of the students who received programming education are gender, utilized programming tool, math class grade point average, and attitude towards programming.

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