Johnson, R;
Shum, V;
Rogers, Y;
Marquardt, N;
(2016)
Make or Shake: An Empirical Study of the Value of Making in Learning about Computing Technology.
In: Read, JC and Stenton, P, (eds.)
Proceedings of IDC 2016: The 15th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children.
(pp. pp. 440-451).
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM): New York.
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Learning about computing technology has become an increasingly important part of the school curriculum but it remains unclear how best to teach it to children. Here, we report on an empirical study that investigated how the process of making affects how children of different ages learn about computing technology. In one condition, they had to first make an electronic cube before conducting other activities and in the other they were given a ready made one to use. The results of the study show that for younger children, the making significantly improved their performance in a post-lesson test, whereas the older children performed equally well in both conditions. We discuss possible reasons for this, in terms of differences in creative appropriation. We also saw much spontaneous collaboration between the children that suggests making can encourage a collaborative relationship between children of different ages.
| Type: | Proceedings paper |
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| Title: | Make or Shake: An Empirical Study of the Value of Making in Learning about Computing Technology |
| Event: | IDC '16: 15th Interaction Design and Children Conference, Manchester, UK, 21 - 24 June 2016 |
| Location: | Manchester UK |
| Dates: | 21 June 2016 - 24 June 2016 |
| ISBN-13: | 9781450343138 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1145/2930674.2930691 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/2930674.2930691 |
| Language: | English |
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| Keywords: | Making; Learning; Active Learning; Electronics Kits; Preparation for Future Learning |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Computer Science |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1501039 |
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