18 citations · 28 across the 6 of their papers we have counts for
6 papers
Toward a Phenomenology of Computational Thinking in STEM Education
Pratim Sengupta, Amanda Dickes, Amy Farris
In this chapter, we argue for an epistemological shift from viewing coding and computational thinking as mastery over computational logic and symbolic forms, to viewing them as a m…
Integrating Agent-based Programming with Elementary Science: The Role of Sociomathematical Norms
Amanda Dickes, Amy Farris, Pratim Sengupta
How can elementary grade teachers integrate programming and computational thinking with the science curriculum? To answer this question, we present results from a long-term, design…
Development of Disciplined Interpretation Using Computational Modeling in the Elementary Science Classroom
Amy Voss Farris, Amanda Catherine Dickes, Pratim Sengupta
Studies of scientists building models show that the development of scientific models involves a great deal of subjectivity. However, science as experienced in school settings typic…
Democratizing Children's Computation: Learning Computational Science as Aesthetic Experience
Amy Farris, Pratim Sengupta
In this paper, we argue that a democratic approach to children's computing education in a science class must focus on the aesthetics of children's experience. In Democracy and Educ…
Perspectival Computational Thinking for Learning Physics: A Case Study of Collaborative Agent-based Modeling
Amy Voss Farris, Pratim Sengupta
We examine the process through which computational thinking develops in a perspectival fashion as two middle school students collaborate with each other in order to develop computa…
From Agents to Continuous Change via Aesthetics: Learning Mechanics with Visual Agentbased Computational Modeling
Pratim Sengupta, Amy Voss Farris, Mason Wright
Novice learners find motion as a continuous process of change challenging to understand. In this paper, we present a pedagogical approach based on agent-based, visual programming t…