Ready Coder One: The Effects Game Design-based Learning on Gifted Fourth Graders’ 21st Century Skills

• In Event: Technology in K-12 Enviroments

Short Description

This action research involved 45 gifted and talented fourth-grade students in a game design learning unit centered around scientific concepts of light and sound. Students worked in teams and used the Scratch programming environment to create their games. Five themes emerged from the data: overcoming challenges of group work, developing a culture of collaboration, creating narrative and connecting science, problem-solving in the coding environment, and reflecting on learning.

Authors

• Presenter: Mary O'Grady-Jones, University of South Carolina / Fort Mill School District

• Presenter: Michael M Grant, University of South Carolina