SIGCSE Virtual 2024
Thu 5 - Sun 8 December 2024
Sat 7 Dec 2024 22:30 - 22:45 at Track 3 - Posters 2

Recent years have seen increasing awareness of the need to engage young learners in computational thinking (CT). Integrating digital storytelling, where students create short narratives, and CT offers significant potential for promoting interdisciplinary learning for students; however, it is critical to provide both teachers and students with automated support. A promising approach for enabling support is to leverage advances in Large Language Models (LLMs), which have demonstrated considerable potential for assessing both programming and natural language artifacts. In this work, we investigate the capabilities of LLMs to automatically assess student-created block-based programs developed using a narrative-centered learning environment that engages upper elementary students (ages 9 to 11) in learning CT and physical science through the creation of interactive science narratives. Using the narrative programs created by 28 students, we explore the efficacy of LLMs to assess the programs across two dimensions.

Sat 7 Dec

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22:00 - 23:00
Posters 2Conference at Track 3
22:00
15m
Poster
Cybersecurity Pedagogy: Exploration Of Effective Teaching Methods For Engaging Middle School Learners
Conference
Brenda Chavez North Carolina State University, Madison Thomas North Carolina State University, Erynn Elmore NC State University, Veronica Catete North Carolina State University
22:15
15m
Poster
Investigating the Needs of Middle School Educators in Teaching Artificial Intelligence
Conference
Danielle Boulden North Carolina State University, Jessica Vandenberg North Carolina State University, Alex Goslen North Carolina State University, Veronica Catete North Carolina State University, Wookhee Min North Carolina State University, Bradford Mott North Carolina State University
22:30
15m
Poster
Leveraging Large Language Models for Automated Assessment of Elementary Students’ Block-Based Narrative Programs
Conference
Anisha Gupta North Carolina State University, Robert Monahan North Carolina State University, Jessica Vandenberg North Carolina State University, Andy Smith North Carolina State University, Rasha Elsayed WestEd, Kimkinyona Fox WestEd, James Minogue NC State University, Kevin Oliver North Carolina State University, Aleata Hubbard Cheuoua WestEd, Cathy Ringstaff WestEd, Bradford Mott North Carolina State University
22:45
15m
Poster
Towards Computing Education for Lifelong Learners: Exploring Computational Thinking Unplugged Approaches
Conference
Friday Joseph Agbo Willamette University, Connor Everetts Willamette University