• DocumentCode
    3683788
  • Title

    Coding with Scratch: The design of an educational setting for Elementary pre-service teachers

  • Author

    Vaca-Cárdenas;Francesca Bertacchini;Assunta Tavernise;Lorella Gabriele;Antonella Valenti;Diana Elizabeth Olmedo;Pietro Pantano;Eleonora Bilotta

  • Author_Institution
    Physics Department, University of Calabria, Unical, Arcavacata di Rende, Cosenza, Italy
  • fYear
    2015
  • Firstpage
    1171
  • Lastpage
    1177
  • Abstract
    This work describes the design of a first experience of coding with Scratch, a simple programming language, for pre-service teachers. In particular, the aim of this study has been the investigation of the Scratch programming setting for 58 pre-service teachers, enrolled in a Motor Science course, Degree of Science of Primary Training, at University of Calabria (Italy). The experience has had a duration of 2 months and 4 mentors for instructional interventions have been involved.
  • Keywords
    "Sprites (computer)","Encoding","Programming profession","Education","Visualization","Media"
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Interactive Collaborative Learning (ICL), 2015 International Conference on
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICL.2015.7318200
  • Filename
    7318200
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3683788