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To develop and validate a STEM learning attitude scale for primary school students and examine whether STEM attitudes predict computational thinking skills.

September 23, 2020Journal of Computer Assisted Learning

STEM learning attitude predicts computational thinking skills among primary school students

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To develop and validate a STEM learning attitude scale for primary school students and examine whether STEM attitudes predict computational thinking skills.
Conducted a two-part investigation involving Chinese primary school students (N = 489 in Study 1).
Applied exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis in Study 1 to evaluate the structural validity of a new STEM attitude scale.
Assessed predictive relationships between STEM learning attitudes, grade level, gender, and computational thinking skills in Study 2.
Factor analyses validated a three-factor measurement model covering mathematics, science, and information technology attitudes.
Positive STEM learning attitude significantly predicted higher computational thinking skills.
Female students showed more positive attitudes toward STEM than male students, and fourth grade was identified as a critical developmental period for computational thinking.

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Cross-sectional study demonstrates that positive STEM learning attitudes predict computational thinking skills in primary students, highlighting fourth grade as a critical developmental window.

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Sun et al. (2020) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69df07263b0ba53fb37a0e1b https://doi.org/10.1111/jcal.12493

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Cross-sectional study demonstrates that positive STEM learning attitudes predict computational thinking skills in primary students, highlighting fourth grade as a critical developmental window.

STEM learning attitude predicts computational thinking skills among primary school students

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STEM learning attitude predicts computational thinking skills among primary school students

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