Pedagogy and Processes for a Computer Programming Outreach Workshop—The Bridge to College Model
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20296359 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Brendan Tangney (0000-0001-5586-9289, Trinity College Dublin), Elizabeth Oldham (Trinity College Dublin), Claire Conneely (Suas Educational Development), Stephen Barrett (0000-0003-2505-733X, Trinity College Dublin), John Lawlor (0000-0003-2857-3030, Suas Educational Development) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 53-60 |
| Publication date | 2010-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | IEEE Transactions on Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-9359 • E-ISSN: 1557-9638 |
| Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1109/te.2009.2023210 |
| OpenAlex | W2140612646 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 11 |
This paper describes a model for computer programming outreach workshops aimed at second-level students (ages 15-16). Participants engage in a series of programming activities based on the Scratch visual programming language, and a very strong group-based pedagogy is followed. Participants are not required to have any prior programming experience. An empirical evaluation was undertaken to evaluate to what extent the model was successful in: (1) giving the participants a deeper understanding of what studying a computing degree and working in the computing profession entails; and (2) increasing their interest in pursuing a third-level qualification in a computer-related area
Bridge (graph theory) · Computer programming · Human–computer interaction · Mathematics education · Multimedia · Outreach · Programming language · Programming paradigm · Scratch · Computer Science · Gender and Technology in Education · Information Systems Education and Curriculum Development · Psychology · Teaching and Learning Programming
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2025 (16) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |