Benton, L;
Saunders, P;
Kalas, I;
Hoyles, C;
Noss, R;
(2018)
Designing for learning mathematics through programming: A case study of pupils engaging with place value.
International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction
, 16
pp. 68-76.
10.1016/j.ijcci.2017.12.004.
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Abstract
This paper focuses on a major part of a two-year intervention, ScratchMaths (SM), which seeks to exploit programming for the learning of mathematics. The SM hypothesis is that given the right design of curriculum, pedagogy and digital tools, pupils can engage with and express important mathematical ideas through computer programming. We describe the overall design of SM and as an illustration of the approach, we elaborate a more detailed description of the specific SM activities that seek to harness the programming concept of ‘objects communicating with one another’ for the exploration of the mathematical concept of place value through a syntonic approach to learning. We report a case study of how these activities were implemented in two primary classes. Our findings constitute a kind of existence theorem: that with carefully designed and sequenced learning activities and appropriate teacher support, this approach can allow pupils to engage with difficult mathematical ideas in new, meaningful and generalisable ways. We also point to the challenges which emerged through this process in ensuring pupils encounter these mathematical ideas.
Type: | Article |
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Title: | Designing for learning mathematics through programming: A case study of pupils engaging with place value |
Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.ijcci.2017.12.004 |
Publisher version: | http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcci.2017.12.004 |
Language: | English |
Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
Keywords: | Children's programming, Computing education, Mathematics, Scratch, Broadcasting, Place value |
UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Culture, Communication and Media UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment |
URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10041424 |
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