Tangible and Collaborative Coding in the Elementary Classroom: A Pilot of CodeSnaps

• In Event: 45.095 - Sheraton Roundtable Seven - Osgoode Ballroom
  In Roundtable Session: 45.095-4 - Division C Section 1e Roundtable 1

Abstract

This proposal presents results from a pilot study of the tangible, collaborative coding platform, CodeSnaps. The goal of the pilot was to understand student interactions with and opinions of CodeSnaps and explore potential relevant computational thinking outcomes. Three classes of students engaged with CodeSnaps for five lessons. Surveys indicate that students who valued collaboration were more likely to indicate wanting to do CodeSnaps again. Although students experienced pre-post increases in spatial ability, they reported declines in interest in technology and problem solving. For the presentation, qualitative data will explore student interactions with the platform and will be used to construct more objective measures of CT gains.

Authors

• Teomara Rutherford, University of Delaware

• Andrea Kunze, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

• Sarah Marina Karamarkovich, North Carolina State University

• Jessica Vandenberg, North Carolina State University

• Waverly Logan, North Carolina State University

• Allison S Liu, North Carolina State University