Abstract
The study aimed to measure the effect of teaching programming using Scratch on Self-motivation towards learning programming for primary school students in Riyadh. Twenty-five 4th-grade students participated in the study. A quasi-experimental design was applied. Pre and post-tests were utilized using a motivational scale towards learning programming designed by the researchers to include three dimensions: perseverance, ambition and enjoyment. Participants received Scratch lessons for the duration of a semester. The results showed significant differences in favor of the post-test in all dimensions of the scale. In addition, students' self-motivation towards learning programming has improved by 22.8% in the average rate of the scale. The results showed the improvement rate of students' self-motivation towards learning programming to the scale axes (perseverance, ambition, enjoyment) as follows: 20.9%, 23.8%, and 23.6% respectively. Moreover, the order of items and the improvement rate were different according to the pre-test and post-test; although all the items were positive.
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Publication details
- DOI
- 10.53543/jeps.vol14iss1pp54-70
- Journal
- Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies, 14(1), 54-70
- Publisher
- Sultan Qaboos University
- Open access
- Unknown
Cite this article
APA 7
Al-Othman, A. A., & Almawash, F. A. (2020). The Impact of Teaching Programming by using Scratch on Self-motivation towards Learning Programming for Primary School Students in Riyadh. Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies, 14(1), 54-70. https://doi.org/10.53543/jeps.vol14iss1pp54-70
MLA 9
Al-Othman, Abdulrahman A., and Faisal A. Almawash. "The Impact of Teaching Programming by using Scratch on Self-motivation towards Learning Programming for Primary School Students in Riyadh." Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies, vol. 14, no. 1, 2020, pp. 54-70. https://doi.org/10.53543/jeps.vol14iss1pp54-70.
Chicago (author–date)
Al-Othman, Abdulrahman A., and Faisal A. Almawash. 2020. "The Impact of Teaching Programming by using Scratch on Self-motivation towards Learning Programming for Primary School Students in Riyadh." Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies 14 (1): 54-70. https://doi.org/10.53543/jeps.vol14iss1pp54-70.
Harvard
Al-Othman, A. A. and Almawash, F. A. (2020) 'The Impact of Teaching Programming by using Scratch on Self-motivation towards Learning Programming for Primary School Students in Riyadh', Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies, 14(1), pp. 54-70. doi:10.53543/jeps.vol14iss1pp54-70.
Vancouver
Al-Othman AA, Almawash FA. The Impact of Teaching Programming by using Scratch on Self-motivation towards Learning Programming for Primary School Students in Riyadh. Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies. 2020;14(1):54-70. doi:10.53543/jeps.vol14iss1pp54-70
IEEE
A. A. Al-Othman, and F. A. Almawash, "The Impact of Teaching Programming by using Scratch on Self-motivation towards Learning Programming for Primary School Students in Riyadh," Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 54-70, 2020, doi: 10.53543/jeps.vol14iss1pp54-70.