Poster(v): RTD-Teachers Pay Teachers as a Socialized Knowledge Community: Analyzing Resources Related to Computational Thinking

• In Event: Gallery Walk Showcase
  In Showcase Session: Gallery 12 - Lessons from K-12 Practice and Research

Short Description

This study explores how PreK-12 teachers use online Socialized Knowledge Communities (SKCs) to teach Computational Thinking (CT). The effectiveness of the resources included in these virtual communities is also examined. This proposal reports a Work in Progress (WIP) that aims to collect existing data from the Teachers-Pay-Teachers portal and use text mining methods to analyze the resources and users' feedback. Besides, to further investigate teachers’ perceptions and attitudes towards these resources, sentiment analysis will be conducted. This study will contribute to the body of research on both online SKCs, CT education, and teachers’ professional development.

Authors

• Contributor: Fan XU, The Ohio State University

• Presenter: Ana-Paula Correia, The Ohio State Univeristy

• Contributor: Deborah Hewlett, The Ohio State University