The effects of prior computer experience and gender on high school students' learning of computer science concepts from instructional simulations

Ming Puu Chen

doi:10.1109/ICALT.2010.173

The effects of prior computer experience and gender on high school students' learning of computer science concepts from instructional simulations

Ming Puu Chen^*

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Graduate Institute of Information and Computer Education

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of prior computer knowledge and gender on high school novices' learning of computer science concepts from instructional simulations designed based an experiential-based pedagogical perspective. There were 94 10th-graders taking the introductory course on computer science identified as the low and high prior computer knowledge in this study. Participants' motivation and perceived-usefulness toward the employed instructional simulations and performance were evaluated. A quasi-experimental study was employed to examine the effects of prior computer knowledge and gender on dependent measures. The results indicated that (a) the high-prior-knowledge learners possessed higher motivation and perceived-usefulness toward the employed instructional simulations, (b) males revealed higher motivation and perceived-usefulness than females, (c) females outperformed males on the performance evaluation, and finally, (d) the low prior computer knowledge learners performed as well as the high-prior-knowledge learners while learning from instructional simulations.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings - 10th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2010
Pages	610-612
Number of pages	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICALT.2010.173
Publication status	Published - 2010
Event	10th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2010 - Sousse, Tunisia Duration: 2010 Jul 5 → 2010 Jul 7

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Name	Proceedings - 10th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2010

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Other	10th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2010
Country/Territory	Tunisia
City	Sousse
Period	2010/07/05 → 2010/07/07

Keywords

Computer science concepts
Experiential learning
Instructional simulation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Artificial Intelligence
Computational Theory and Mathematics

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Chen, M. P. (2010). The effects of prior computer experience and gender on high school students' learning of computer science concepts from instructional simulations. In Proceedings - 10th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2010 (pp. 610-612). Article 5572576 (Proceedings - 10th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2010). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICALT.2010.173

The effects of prior computer experience and gender on high school students' learning of computer science concepts from instructional simulations. / Chen, Ming Puu.
Proceedings - 10th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2010. 2010. p. 610-612 5572576 (Proceedings - 10th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2010).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Chen, MP 2010, The effects of prior computer experience and gender on high school students' learning of computer science concepts from instructional simulations. in Proceedings - 10th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2010., 5572576, Proceedings - 10th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2010, pp. 610-612, 10th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2010, Sousse, Tunisia, 2010/07/05. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICALT.2010.173

Chen MP. The effects of prior computer experience and gender on high school students' learning of computer science concepts from instructional simulations. In Proceedings - 10th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2010. 2010. p. 610-612. 5572576. (Proceedings - 10th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2010). doi: 10.1109/ICALT.2010.173

Chen, Ming Puu. / The effects of prior computer experience and gender on high school students' learning of computer science concepts from instructional simulations. Proceedings - 10th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2010. 2010. pp. 610-612 (Proceedings - 10th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2010).

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