{"id":"https://openalex.org/W7128814991","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3770761.3777256","title":"Breaking Silos: Integrating Computational Thinking Across Elementary Subjects for Future Educators","display_name":"Breaking Silos: Integrating Computational Thinking Across Elementary Subjects for Future Educators","publication_year":2026,"publication_date":"2026-02-13","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W7128814991","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3770761.3777256"},"language":null,"primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1145/3770761.3777256","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3770761.3777256","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Proceedings of the 57th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V.2","raw_type":"proceedings-article"},"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":true,"oa_status":"gold","oa_url":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3770761.3777256","any_repository_has_fulltext":null},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5084425913","display_name":"Shenghua Zha","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0543-4698"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I83809506","display_name":"University of South Alabama","ror":"https://ror.org/01s7b5y08","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I83809506"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Shenghua Zha","raw_affiliation_strings":["University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, USA"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I83809506"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5054667130","display_name":"Lauren R. Brannan","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I145611464","display_name":"Alabama State University","ror":"https://ror.org/01eedy375","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I145611464"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Lauren Brannan","raw_affiliation_strings":["Alabama State Department of Education, Montgomery, AL, USA"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Alabama State Department of Education, Montgomery, AL, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I145611464"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5125996674","display_name":"Na Gong","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I17301866","display_name":"University of Alabama","ror":"https://ror.org/03xrrjk67","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I17301866"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Na Gong","raw_affiliation_strings":["University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I17301866"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5029040811","display_name":"Kelly Byrd","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9915-1391"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I83809506","display_name":"University of South Alabama","ror":"https://ror.org/01s7b5y08","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I83809506"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Kelly Byrd","raw_affiliation_strings":["University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, USA"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I83809506"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5080977182","display_name":"Drew Gossen","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6708-6548"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I83809506","display_name":"University of South Alabama","ror":"https://ror.org/01s7b5y08","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I83809506"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Drew Gossen","raw_affiliation_strings":["University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, USA"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I83809506"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5125992723","display_name":"Todd Johnson","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I50213246","display_name":"Spring Hill College","ror":"https://ror.org/043fzsj95","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I50213246"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Todd Johnson","raw_affiliation_strings":["Cottage Hill Christian Academy, Mobile, AL, USA"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Cottage Hill Christian Academy, Mobile, AL, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I50213246"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5110201932","display_name":"Jennifer Simpson","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I83809506","display_name":"University of South Alabama","ror":"https://ror.org/01s7b5y08","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I83809506"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Jennifer Simpson","raw_affiliation_strings":["University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, USA"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I83809506"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5002763516","display_name":"Karen Michelle Morrison","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I83809506","display_name":"University of South Alabama","ror":"https://ror.org/01s7b5y08","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I83809506"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Karen Morrison","raw_affiliation_strings":["University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, USA"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I83809506"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":8,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5084425913"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I83809506"],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":0.0,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":0,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.39327228,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":null,"biblio":{"volume":null,"issue":null,"first_page":"1599","last_page":"1600"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10533","display_name":"Teaching and Learning Programming","score":0.9926999807357788,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1706","display_name":"Computer Science Applications"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10533","display_name":"Teaching and Learning Programming","score":0.9926999807357788,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1706","display_name":"Computer Science Applications"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11345","display_name":"Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills","score":0.0006000000284984708,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2613","display_name":"Statistics and Probability"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/26","display_name":"Mathematics"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10130","display_name":"Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques","score":0.0005000000237487257,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3304","display_name":"Education"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computational-thinking","display_name":"Computational thinking","score":0.5339000225067139},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/qualitative-research","display_name":"Qualitative research","score":0.47440001368522644},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/knowledge-level","display_name":"Knowledge level","score":0.38449999690055847},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/critical-thinking","display_name":"Critical thinking","score":0.3718999922275543},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/teaching-method","display_name":"Teaching method","score":0.3702000081539154},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/power","display_name":"Power (physics)","score":0.34880000352859497}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C145420912","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q853077","display_name":"Mathematics education","level":1,"score":0.6825000047683716},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2780368719","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5157342","display_name":"Computational thinking","level":2,"score":0.5339000225067139},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C15744967","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9418","display_name":"Psychology","level":0,"score":0.5005000233650208},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C190248442","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q839486","display_name":"Qualitative research","level":2,"score":0.47440001368522644},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C19417346","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7922","display_name":"Pedagogy","level":1,"score":0.4456999897956848},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2776291881","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6423378","display_name":"Knowledge level","level":2,"score":0.38449999690055847},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C533356498","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q843894","display_name":"Critical thinking","level":2,"score":0.3718999922275543},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C88610354","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1813494","display_name":"Teaching method","level":2,"score":0.3702000081539154},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C163258240","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25342","display_name":"Power (physics)","level":2,"score":0.34880000352859497},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.3425000011920929},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2777402642","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2557224","display_name":"Explanatory power","level":2,"score":0.3409999907016754},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C3018587665","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7268696","display_name":"Qualitative analysis","level":3,"score":0.33000001311302185},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C80245801","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1477475","display_name":"Semi-structured interview","level":3,"score":0.328900009393692},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C156393514","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6934800","display_name":"Multimethodology","level":2,"score":0.29760000109672546},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C47884741","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1166618","display_name":"Mathematical logic","level":2,"score":0.28679999709129333},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2777938197","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7834022","display_name":"Transfer of training","level":2,"score":0.257999986410141},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C56739046","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q192060","display_name":"Knowledge management","level":1,"score":0.25540000200271606}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1145/3770761.3777256","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3770761.3777256","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Proceedings of the 57th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V.2","raw_type":"proceedings-article"}],"best_oa_location":{"id":"doi:10.1145/3770761.3777256","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3770761.3777256","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Proceedings of the 57th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V.2","raw_type":"proceedings-article"},"sustainable_development_goals":[{"id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/4","score":0.8381447792053223,"display_name":"Quality Education"}],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"pdf":false,"grobid_xml":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":8,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W1995545761","https://openalex.org/W2133674686","https://openalex.org/W3049533990","https://openalex.org/W3144676829","https://openalex.org/W4221008264","https://openalex.org/W4311399377","https://openalex.org/W4410371242","https://openalex.org/W4412476228"],"related_works":[],"abstract_inverted_index":{"This":[0],"study":[1],"examined":[2],"the":[3,37,44,74,86],"role":[4],"of":[5],"preservice":[6],"teachers'":[7],"(PSTs')":[8],"teaching":[9,34,60],"self-efficacy":[10,35],"in":[11,22],"a":[12],"training":[13],"program,":[14],"which":[15],"focused":[16],"on":[17,47],"integrating":[18],"computational":[19],"thinking":[20],"(CT)":[21],"elementary":[23],"subjects.":[24],"Results":[25],"showed":[26,51],"that":[27],"PSTs'":[28,48,78],"CT":[29,83],"knowledge":[30,84],"significantly":[31],"predicted":[32],"their":[33,82],"though":[36],"explanatory":[38],"power":[39],"was":[40],"weak.":[41],"Evidence":[42],"from":[43],"qualitative":[45],"analysis":[46],"post-lesson":[49],"reflections":[50],"different":[52],"patterns":[53],"between":[54],"PSTs":[55],"with":[56],"positive":[57],"and":[58],"non-positive":[59],"self-efficacy.":[61],"These":[62],"results":[63],"not":[64],"only":[65],"provided":[66],"insights":[67],"into":[68],"future":[69],"research":[70],"but":[71],"also":[72],"highlighted":[73],"need":[75],"to":[76],"develop":[77],"pedagogical":[79],"skills":[80],"alongside":[81],"during":[85],"training.":[87]},"counts_by_year":[],"updated_date":"2026-03-27T05:58:40.876381","created_date":"2026-02-14T00:00:00"}