Tier 1 Instructional Strategies To Improve K-4 Reading Comprehension
Category: Student Learning
Instrument Overview
Expert Notes AvailableView expert commentary on strengths and cautions for this instrument
Strengths
Integrates validated pre/post measures (the BCTt) with in-game analytics to track both learning gains and skill progression over time, providing evidence of not just outcomes but also how students develop computational thinking during the learning process.
Cautions
Depends on a specific custom-built game environment
The Beginners Computational Thinking Test (BCTt) is a multiple-choice assessment designed to provide a standardized measure of early computational thinking development, particularly focusing on core programming concepts appropriate for primary-level learners. The test is organized into six sections, each targeting a specific computational concept: sequences, simple loops, nested loops, conditional statements (if-then and if-then-else), and while loops. Items are structured to assess students’ understanding of these foundational programming concepts through problem-solving tasks that do not require prior coding experience.
Organization
Topic
Collection Category(ies)
Content
Grades
1st Grade,
2nd Grade,
3rd Grade,
4th Grade,
5th Grade,
6th Grade
Languages
English,
French,
Portuguese
Respondent
Student
Administration Information
Length
40 mins; 25 items (6 sets)
Administration
Paper
Access and Use
Developer
Marıa Zapata-Caceres , Estefanıa Martın-Barroso , and Marcos Roman-Gonzalez
Price
No fee
Contact
maria.zapata@urjc.es; estefania.martin@urjc.es; laila.elhamamsy@hepl.ch
Open Access
No
Psychometrics (additional guidance)
Psychometric References
Zapata-Cáceres, M., Martín-Barroso, E., & Román-González, M. (2021). Collaborative game-based environment and assessment tool for learning computational thinking in primary school: A case study. IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 14(5), 576-589. https://repository.ub.ac.id/id/eprint/219416/1/Collaborative%20Game-Based%20Environment%20and%20Assessment%20Tool%20for%20Learning%20Computational%20Thinking%20in%20Primary%20School%20A%20Case%20Study.pdf
Item Type
Multiple choice
Populations of Validation
Validated with a sample of 176 primary school students from three Spanish public schools representing early, middle, and upper elementary grades.
