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Title: Back to Computational Transparency: Co-designing With Teachers to Integrate Computational Thinking in Science Classrooms
Authors: Bain, Connor
Anton, Gabriella
Horn, Michael
Wilensky, Uri
Keywords: Teaching and Teacher Learning
Issue Date: Jun-2020
Publisher: International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS)
Citation: Bain, C., Anton, G., Horn, M., & Wilensky, U. (2020). Back to Computational Transparency: Co-designing With Teachers to Integrate Computational Thinking in Science Classrooms. In Gresalfi, M. and Horn, I. S. (Eds.), The Interdisciplinarity of the Learning Sciences, 14th International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS) 2020, Volume 4 (pp. 2069-2076). Nashville, Tennessee: International Society of the Learning Sciences.
Abstract: Integrating computational thinking (CT) in the science classroom presents the opportunity to simultaneously broaden participation in computing, enhance science content learning, and engage students in authentic scientific practice. However, there is a lot more to learn on how teachers might integrate CT activities within their existing curricula. In this work, we describe a process of co-design with researchers and teachers to develop CT-infused science curricula. Specifically, we present a case study of one veteran physics teacher whose conception of CT during a professional development institute changed over time. We use this case study to explore how CT is perceived in physics instruction, a field that has a long history of computational learning opportunities. We also discuss how a co-design process led to the development of a lens through which to identify fruitful opportunities to integrate CT activities in physics curricula which we term computational transparency–purposefully revealing the inner workings of computational tools that students already use in the classroom.
URI: https://doi.dx.org/10.22318/icls2020.2069
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