Views From the Classroom: New Teachers of Computational Thinking Describe Their Experiences
Carol Tate · Proceedings of the 2019 AERA Annual Meeting · 2019
from the classroom: New teachers of computational thinking describe their experiences.Abstract (107) With computational thinking education increasingly being viewed as a necessity in K-12, and shortages of STEM teachers looming, a more complete understanding of the experiences of new teachers of computer science becomes essential.This study uses semistructured interviews to investigate how new teachers of computational thinking at the middle school level view the purposes and outcomes of their work.Interviews with a purposeful sample of teachers who learned new software for promoting computational thinking through game and simulation design, and who continued their implementation beyond the requirements of their research participation, provide insights into how teachers sustain implementation of computational thinking curricula on a broader scale.Body (2000)