Table 3.
Evaluation of computational concepts—Grade 3 and 4.
Computational concepts |
Grade | N | BCTt | Mean | SD | Variance | Avg. sum |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sequences | 3 | 20 | Pre | 0.883 | 0.196 | 0.038 | 17.667 |
Post | 0.933 | 0.100 | 0.010 | 18.667 | |||
4 | 21 | Pre | 0.968 | 0.085 | 0.007 | 20.333 | |
Post | 0.992 | 0.036 | 0.001 | 20.833 | |||
Simple loops | 3 | 20 | Pre | 0.980 | 0.062 | 0.004 | 19.600 |
Post | 0.980 | 0.062 | 0.004 | 19.600 | |||
4 | 21 | Pre | 0.933 | 0.115 | 0.013 | 19.600 | |
Post | 0.933 | 0.097 | 0.009 | 19.600 | |||
Nested loops | 3 | 20 | Pre | 0.764 | 0.238 | 0.056 | 15.286 |
Post | 0.836 | 0.219 | 0.048 | 16.714 | |||
4 | 21 | Pre | 0.864 | 0.199 | 0.040 | 18.143 | |
Post | 0.932 | 0.116 | 0.014 | 19.571 | |||
If-then conditionals |
3 | 20 | Pre | 0.700 | 0.299 | 0.089 | 14.000 |
Post | 0.825 | 0.294 | 0.086 | 16.500 | |||
4 | 21 | Pre | 0.810 | 0.249 | 0.062 | 17.000 | |
Post | 0.881 | 0.218 | 0.048 | 18.500 | |||
If-then-else conditionals |
3 | 20 | Pre | 0.400 | 0.348 | 0.121 | 8.000 |
Post | 0.725 | 0.413 | 0.170 | 14.500 | |||
4 | 21 | Pre | 0.619 | 0.415 | 0.173 | 13.000 | |
Post | 0.690 | 0.402 | 0.162 | 14.500 | |||
While conditionals |
3 | 20 | Pre | 0.750 | 0.284 | 0.080 | 15.000 |
Post | 0.833 | 0.229 | 0.053 | 16.667 | |||
4 | 21 | Pre | 0.635 | 0.315 | 0.099 | 13.333 | |
Post | 0.762 | 0.261 | 0.068 | 16.000 | |||
Total | 3 | 20 | Pre | 20.000 | 2.991 | 8.947 | 400 |
Post | 21.950 | 3.120 | 9.734 | 439 | |||
4 | 21 | Pre | 21.429 | 2.925 | 8.557 | 450 | |
Post | 22.429 | 2.039 | 4.157 | 471 |