Tier 1 Instructional Strategies To Improve K-4 Reading Comprehension
Category: Student Learning
Instrument Overview
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Strengths
Uses authentic, problem-based Bebras tasks that require students to apply computational thinking skills to varied, real-world–like scenarios, supporting transfer of skills across contexts rather than isolated knowledge recall.
Cautions
Relies on paper-based, multiple-choice–style Bebras tasks, which may not fully capture students’ ability to generate solutions or demonstrate computational thinking in more open-ended or creative problem-solving contexts.
The Junior School Bebras Cards are an "unplugged" way to assess students' computational thinking skills (e.g., algorithms, logic, abstraction, and pattern recognition) without using computers. The cards prompt students to complete problem-solving activities that present real-world or puzzle-like scenarios.
Each card includes a visual task with multiple-choice or short-response questions, and students work through a sequence of cards that increase in difficulty. Student responses can be recorded and analyzed to examine their computational thinking skills across different contexts.ers.
The cards are used within structured instructional sessions where students complete tasks individually or in guided sequences. Performance on the tasks can be recorded and analyzed to examine students’ ability to apply computational thinking skills across different contexts.
Organization
Topic
Collection Category(ies)
Content
Grades
2nd Grade,
3rd Grade,
4th Grade,
5th Grade
Languages
English
Respondent
Student
Administration Information
Length
48 items
Administration
Paper
Access and Use
Price
No fee
Contact
Javier del Olmo-Muñoz; Email: javier.olmo@uclm.es
Use in Research
Psychometrics (additional guidance)
Item Type
Multiple choice
Open response
