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T1 What Emotions do Pre-university Students Feel when Engaged in Computational Thinking Activities?
A1 Herrero Álvarez, Rafael
A1 León Hernández, Coromoto Antonia
A1 Miranda, Gara
A1 Segredo, Eduardo
A1 Socas, Óscar
A1 Cuellar Moreno, María
A1 Caballero Juliá, Daniel
A2 Ingeniería Informática y de Sistemas
K1 Computational Thinking
K1 Emotions
K1 Primary Education
K1 Secondary Education
AB Emotions play a crucial role in knowledge acquisition and can significantly impact motivation when studying a new field. Unfortunately, young people, especially girls, are often not drawn to Computer Science. To address thisissue, we conducted an analysis of emotions among 8-9-year-old and 12-13-year-old students engaged in Computational Thinking activities, considering educational level, gender, and type of intervention. Our study sought to understand the lack of interest by examining the emotions present in primary and secondary schoolstudents. Hour-long in-person classes were conducted, focusing on Computational Thinking activities. We used the Developmental Channels Questionnaire, which includes 13 emotions rated on a Likert scale from 0 to 10, tomeasure emotions. The results showed that the predominant emotions were mostly positive and ambiguous, with low-intensity negative emotions, particularly in primary education. Gender differences were observed only insecondary education, while in primary education, the differences were not significant. Girls demonstrated an emotional evolution when engaging in these activities, unlike boys. These findings provide valuable quantitativeinsights for primary and secondary school teachers. Understanding the emotions experienced can help guide effective teaching approaches. By addressing emotional factors, educators can enhance students' interest in computer science, thus fostering a more inclusive and engaging learning environment.
SN 2513-8359
YR 2023
FD 2023
LK http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/36271
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DS Repositorio institucional de la Universidad de La Laguna
RD 07-ago-2024