THE UPPER NORTHERN REGION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ MISCONCEPTIONS IN ALGORITHMIC CONCEPTS FOR PROGRAM FLOWCHART DESIGNING
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Misconceptions, algorithm, , flowchart programAbstract
This research paper is qualitative research aiming to study the misconceptions about basic algorithm concepts in program flow design of elementary school students for solving problems in daily life through programming of the Kid bright microcontroller board. The samples are 76 elementary school students from 3 schools in the upper northern region of Thailand who participated in the Empowering Coding Skill to Local Application for Students from Basic Education Schools in Northern Area project. Identifying misconceptions about basic algorithmic concepts can be analyzed from 44 program flowcharts created by students.
The results showed that the students have a wide range of misconceptions about programming flowcharts that can be divided into two categories: The misconception that is considered from problems and obstacles about solving problems from the integration of the generated program flowchart. (plan-composition problems) and inconsistencies in concepts considered from problems and obstacles related to language structure and syntax (construct-based problems). In addition, condition misconceptions, loop misconceptions and the sub-algorithm misconception appeared the most, 84 percents of all flowchart programs.
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