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dc.contributor.advisorSadler, Troyeng
dc.contributor.advisorFriedrichsen, Patriciaeng
dc.contributor.authorPeel, Amanda N.eng
dc.date.issued2019eng
dc.date.submitted2019 Springeng
dc.description.abstract[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Technology and computing have permeated science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines, resulting in a need for a computationally literate STEM work force. One pathway for building computational literacy is to integrate computational thinking (CT) into core science classes. CT is the logical thought process underlying computer science that can be leveraged across science disciplines and everyday life. Most CT integrations use programming and computers, making CT difficult to implement because it requires class computers and knowledge about programming. Since CT has applications much broader than programming, there is a missed opportunity for other learning when programming is the sole context of CT learning. As such, this dissertation investigates an unplugged, or computer and programming-free, approach to integrating science content with CT. In this dissertation, students use CT to create hand-written explanations of natural selection to simultaneously learn science content and develop CT competencies. Empirical findings are presented and discussed.eng
dc.description.bibrefIncludes bibliographical references.eng
dc.format.extentix, 150 pages : illustrationeng
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10355/73827
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.32469/10355/73827eng
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.publisherUniversity of Missouri--Columbiaeng
dc.relation.ispartofcommunityUniversity of Missouri--Columbia. Graduate School. Theses and Dissertationseng
dc.rightsAccess to files is limited to the University of Missouri--Columbia.eng
dc.rights.licenseThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License.
dc.subject.otherEducationeng
dc.subject.otherComputer scienceeng
dc.titleDeveloping computational thinking competencies and natural selection understanding thorough unplugged algorithmic explanationseng
dc.typeThesiseng
thesis.degree.disciplineLearning, teaching and curriculum (MU)eng
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Missouri--Columbiaeng
thesis.degree.levelDoctoraleng
thesis.degree.namePh. D.eng


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