Embedding StarLogo Nova into WISE for a Seamless Student Experience

Support for teaching computational thinking has been increasing throughout K-12 schools as the world is being more utilized by computer technology [2]. The Scheller Teacher Education Program (STEP) at MIT uses educational technologies to create innovative learning experiences. An example project is StarLogo Nova, a block-based programming environment that facilitates the creation of agent-based models to study complex systems [17]. Currently StarLogo Nova is a website where students independently login and make projects for their models. However, the overall experience of using StarLogo Nova can be improved as there is no guidance when a student makes a model. In this thesis, we will augment StarLogo such that there will be a concept of activities, a user experience for students to receive instructions and answer questions while still allowing convenient interactions with a StarLogo project, such as editing or viewing a model. To do this, we integrate StarLogo into a platform called WISE (Web-based Inquiry Science Environment).

Name thesis:degree_name

Master

Department dc:contributor.department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2023

Author dc:creator

• Xiao, Timmy

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Klopfer, Eric

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
• Copyright retained by author(s)

Licence dc:rights.uri

• https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC-EDU/1.0/

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/151359

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/151359