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Educational Policy Analysis and Strategic Research 2020, Vol. 15(2) 143-165

The Effect of Coding Education on 5th, 6th and 7th Grade Students' programming Self-Efficacy and Attitudes About Technology

Gözde Okal, Bekir Yıldırım & Serkan Timur

pp. 143 - 165   |  DOI: https://doi.org/10.29329/epasr.2020.251.8

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Abstract

This study aimed to determine the effect of teaching model developed on coding education on students' self-efficacy and attitude towards technology. The research was conducted on 64 students who were the 5th, 6th and 7th grades of a secondary school during the fall semester of 2018-2019 academic years. The research was designed in accordance with the exploratory sequential design from mixed research designs. The data were collected through the programming self-efficacy scale, the technology attitude scale and semi-structured interview form. The results of the analysis of quantitative data indicated that the model developed for coding education had a positive effect on students' programming self-efficacy and attitudes towards technology. It was found that the students expressed positive opinions about coding education. The students think that coding education facilitates the teaching of many different subjects such as mathematics and science. The students also think that they can do many activities such as code/program writing, designing games and robots, and solving problems with their coding education.

Keywords: Coding, Self-Efficacy, Technology, Attitude, Secondary School

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APA 7th edition
Okal, G., Yildirim, B., & Timur, S. (2020). The Effect of Coding Education on 5th, 6th and 7th Grade Students' programming Self-Efficacy and Attitudes About Technology. Educational Policy Analysis and Strategic Research, 15(2), 143-165. https://doi.org/10.29329/epasr.2020.251.8

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Okal, G., Yildirim, B. and Timur, S. (2020). The Effect of Coding Education on 5th, 6th and 7th Grade Students' programming Self-Efficacy and Attitudes About Technology. Educational Policy Analysis and Strategic Research, 15(2), pp. 143-165.

Chicago 16th edition
Okal, Gozde, Bekir Yildirim and Serkan Timur (2020). "The Effect of Coding Education on 5th, 6th and 7th Grade Students' programming Self-Efficacy and Attitudes About Technology". Educational Policy Analysis and Strategic Research 15 (2):143-165. https://doi.org/10.29329/epasr.2020.251.8

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