Fostering Computational Thinking: Individual Factors and Mutual Engagement in Middle‐School Pair Programming.
Background: Computational thinking (CT) is an essential skill for preparing the younger generation to succeed in an AI‐driven world, with pair programming emerging as a widely used approach to foster these skills. However, the role of individual factors and mutual engagement in shaping CT skills wit...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 41; no. 6; pp. 1 - 22 |
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| Formato: | computer program equations & formulas pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Dec2025
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=189524206&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 189524206 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 02664909 6M1 jtl: Journal of Computer Assisted Learning issn: 02664909 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Dec2025 vid: 41 iid: 6 pid: 480 pub: Wiley-Blackwell place: Malden, Massachusetts artinfo: ui: 189524206 189524206 189524206 10.1111/jcal.70147 189524206 ppf: 1 ppct: 21 formats: tig: atl: Fostering Computational Thinking: Individual Factors and Mutual Engagement in Middle‐School Pair Programming. aug: au: Xu, Fan Correia, Ana‐Paula affil: University of New Mexico, Department of Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy, College of Education and Human Science, Albuquerque New Mexico,, USA sug: subj: Students, Middle School Psychosocial Factors Software Education Programming Languages Education Collaboration Student Attitudes Evaluation Thinking Methods Skill Acquisition Interpersonal Relations Human United States Male Female Adolescence Schools, Middle Summated Rating Scaling Regression Data Analysis Software Social Values Social Attitudes Cognition Questionnaires Scales Adolescent: 13-18 years Male Female ab: Background: Computational thinking (CT) is an essential skill for preparing the younger generation to succeed in an AI‐driven world, with pair programming emerging as a widely used approach to foster these skills. However, the role of individual factors and mutual engagement in shaping CT skills within pair programming remains underexplored, particularly in middle school contexts. Objectives: This study investigates how individuals' attitudes towards programming and collaboration, as well as individuals' prior computer and programming experience, influence CT skills in pair programming. Given the collaborative nature of pair programming, this research extends beyond individual outcomes to explore the mutual influence between partners, examining how these factors shape both individual and partner CT skills. Additionally, it evaluates mutual engagement as a moderator of these relationships. Methods: Eighty‐four eighth‐grade students participated in pair programming sessions using P5.js, a creative coding platform. Through the Actor‐Partner Interdependence Model and dyadic data analysis, we evaluated the actor and partner effects of each individual factor and their interactions with mutual engagement. Results and Conclusions: Students' CT scores were positively associated with their attitudes towards programming and collaboration, but not with prior computer or programming experience. Their attitudes towards collaboration and programming frequency also positively influenced partners' CT performance. Mutual engagement moderates the actor effect of prior experience and the partner effect of social value (a subcomponent of attitudes towards programming) on CT performance. These findings enhance understanding of the social and cognitive dynamics in pair programming and provide actionable insights for designing activities that foster CT among young learners. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: computer program equations & formulas pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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