TERC Receives National Science Foundation Research Grant to Examine the Development of Computational Thinking in Game-Based Learning
TERC Receives National Science Foundation Research Grant to Examine the Development of Computational Thinking in Game-Based Learning

August 3, 2015

Cambridge, MA – The National Science Foundation awarded the Educational Gaming Environment Group (EdGE) at TERC a $1.9 million, 3-year grant to conduct an implementation research study to understand the development of computational thinking for upper elementary and middle grade students. EdGE researchers, building on their experience measuring implicit science learning in games with research methods such as Educational Data Mining (EDM), will study the impact of the computational thinking game Zoombinis. The study will investigate how youth develop implicit knowledge about computational thinking in Zoombinis gameplay and how educators can leverage that knowledge to improve classroom learning.  » Read more

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