Naslov
Mining students’ viewpoints about programming in primary education

Autori
Đurđević Babić, Ivana ; Sabolić, Dragana

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Poglavlja u knjigama, znanstveni

Knjiga
Towards New Perspectives on Mathematics Education

Urednik/ci
Kolar-Begović, Zdenka ; Kolar-Šuper, Ružica ; Jukić Matić, Ljerka

Izdavač
Element ; Fakultet za odgojne i obrazovne znanosti Sveučilišta Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku ; Odjel za matematiku Sveučilišta Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku

Grad
Zagreb

Godina
2019

Raspon stranica
324-332

ISBN
978-953-197-517-9

Ključne riječi
kNN, programming, primary school, data mining, students

Sažetak
Nowadays, it is desirable to acquire computer programming competencies and knowledge in different fields of programming. It is well known that someone’s viewpoints and attitudes affect their behavior. Therefore, many researchers argue that the teachers’ attitudes have an effect on the students’ performance and interests (e.g. see Ualesi and Ward, 2018). It could especially influence the teachers’ preparedness for lessons (Omolara, and Adebukola, 2015). For that reason, it is important to take into account the opinion of teacher studies students concerning computer programming. This paper tries to make an acceptable classification model for distinguishing students who share the opinion that pupils should be acquainted with basic programming concepts during lower grades of primary education, from those students who do not share this opinion. The students’ viewpoints concerning the use of programming in primary education was examined using the k-Nearest Neighbor (kNN) data mining method. It has effectively categorized 77.77 % students who support the introduction of basic programming concepts at an early age, and 63.27 % of those who do not. This model could be used by students and their educators as a means for improving communication and for encouraging discussions, but it could also be used as an indicator of whether additional student education is needed.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Informacijske i komunikacijske znanosti

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