Does the use of computer programming with Scratch in the English class improve students academic outcomes?

1. EDUCON 2015 - eMadrid Session
Computer Programming as an Educational Tool in
the English Classroom
A Preliminary Study
J. Moreno-Le´on, Gregorio Robles
jesus.moreno@programamos.es, grex@gsyc.urjc.es
GSyC/Libresoft, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
EDUCON 2015, Tallinn, March 19th 2015
J. Moreno-Le´on, Gregorio Robles Computer Programming as an Educational Tool in the English Cl

2. EDUCON 2015 - eMadrid Session
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J. Moreno-Le´on, Gregorio Robles Computer Programming as an Educational Tool in the English Cl

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Goal of our paper
Does the use of
programming in the
English class improve
students academic
outcomes?
J. Moreno-Le´on, Gregorio Robles Computer Programming as an Educational Tool in the English Cl

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Audience
Who should/could be interested in this presentation?
Primary and Secondary teachers.
Language educators.
Students.
Developers of programming learning tools.
J. Moreno-Le´on, Gregorio Robles Computer Programming as an Educational Tool in the English Cl

5. EDUCON 2015 - eMadrid Session
English language skills of Spanish students
European Survey on Language Competences
Assessed the English language skills of 53,000 secondary
students from 14 countries
European Commission target: 50% of students in CEFRL B1
or B2 level
Spanish results in 2014: just 30%
Background picture: http://onesixstudio.com
J. Moreno-Le´on, Gregorio Robles Computer Programming as an Educational Tool in the English Cl

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The study
Code to learn English with Scratch
Quasi-Experimental Design
65 students, 4th and 5th graders
Control groups and experimental groups
Pre and Post tests
Surveys
J. Moreno-Le´on, Gregorio Robles Computer Programming as an Educational Tool in the English Cl

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Findings: Surveys
Scratch helped me to learn
English
Scratch made me want to learn
more English
J. Moreno-Le´on, Gregorio Robles Computer Programming as an Educational Tool in the English Cl

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Findings: English knowledge
Experimental group Control group
Initial test 5.05 5.13
Final test 7.7 7.55
Improvement 2.65 2.42
Table: Pre-test and Post-test results
J. Moreno-Le´on, Gregorio Robles Computer Programming as an Educational Tool in the English Cl

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Findings: Teacher training
Experimental group 1
Teacher with coding experience
Experimental group 2
First-time programmer teacher
J. Moreno-Le´on, Gregorio Robles Computer Programming as an Educational Tool in the English Cl

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Findings: Coding skills
Computational Thinking Score - Dr. Scratch results
http://drscratch.programamos.es
J. Moreno-Le´on, Gregorio Robles Computer Programming as an Educational Tool in the English Cl

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Future Work
1 Increase the number of students
2 Increase the type of subjects
3 Increase the working time of programming
Background picture: Simon Cunningham
J. Moreno-Le´on, Gregorio Robles Computer Programming as an Educational Tool in the English Cl

12. EDUCON 2015 - eMadrid Session
Computer Programming as an Educational Tool in
the English Classroom
A Preliminary Study
J. Moreno-Le´on, Gregorio Robles
jesus.moreno@programamos.es, grex@gsyc.urjc.es
GSyC/Libresoft, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
EDUCON 2015, Tallinn, March 19th 2015
J. Moreno-Le´on, Gregorio Robles Computer Programming as an Educational Tool in the English Cl