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| Children Perceptions of the Effectiveness of Online Coding As A Supplement To In-Person Boot Camps |
Akinode John Lekan, Oloruntoba Samson Abiodun
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Abstract:
The wide spread of Corona virus or Covid-19 pandemic across the world has resulted in schools been shut globally. Many governments issued directives to close schools to contain the spread of Covid-19. As a result, there is a paradigm shift in educational sector with the rise of Online/E- Learning and Teaching. The purpose of this study was to examine children perceptions of online coding in a boot camp program in Nigeria during COVID-19 period. The data were collected through interviews and questionnaire from the participants. A sample of fifty students in primary schools (K-8) were randomly selected. The students were examined based on their previous knowledge using the normal classroom teaching and the knowledge acquired using the e-learning platform on Computational thinking via unplugged activities and scratch programming. Sample t-test was used to compare the level of skill/knowledge acquired during online coding class and coding in formal contexts. The result shows that there is no significant difference between the teaching methods because p-value>5% significance level. However, the class activities were hampered by the difficulties in breaking the participants into groups and technical challenges as a result of internet and power failure. It was concluded that both interventions significantly improved students' computational thinking skills and competency.
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