ExPRession-based E-Worksheet (EBEW): An effort to enhance student' computational thinking skills

Nowadays, physics learning in the classroom should no longer only focus on achieving academics. It must prepare students to face challenges in the future. One of the abilities that are important for learners is problem solving, and the problem-solving ability that is becoming increasingly important...

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Main Authors: Kartini Herlina, Abdurrahman Abdurrahman, Ahmad Naufal Umam, Ayu Nurjanah, Ghani Fadhil Rabbani, Ficha Aulia Indah Pratiwi
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Published: OmniaScience 2025-02-01
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Online Access:https://www.jotse.org/index.php/jotse/article/view/2210
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description Nowadays, physics learning in the classroom should no longer only focus on achieving academics. It must prepare students to face challenges in the future. One of the abilities that are important for learners is problem solving, and the problem-solving ability that is becoming increasingly important in today's digital era is computational thinking skills. Although computational thinking skills can be developed through worksheets, their integration into learning practices remains suboptimal. This study examines the effects of the ExPRession-based E-Worksheet (EBEW) on enhancing students' computational thinking skills in physics education. A quantitative approach with a pre-test and post-test quasi-experimental design was employed, involving 59 students divided into two groups. The control group participated in a simple laboratory practicum using discovery learning-based worksheets, while the experiment group engaged in a practicum facilitated by EBEW. Both groups completed a pre-test prior to the learning sessions. Results suggest that students using EBEW showed significantly deeper CT skills as compared to those using discovery learning-based worksheets. EBEW’s structured learning phases, involving deep problem understanding, root cause analysis, predictive solution modeling, investigative procedures, and conclusion synthesis, effectively aided students in enhancing CT and problem-solving skills. These findings then suggest that EBEW not only enhances student learning on direct current circuit topics but also provides a readily extensible scaffold for broader STEM activities. This study underlines that EBEW has the potential to revolutionize physics learning with computational thinking by systemic processes of problem-solving. The present research was specifically directed toward DC circuits topic. However, the principles of EBEW are potentially applicable to other areas in physics for extended training in skills related to CT and to the reform of STEM education.
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spelling doaj-art-41bd311bc832401293f19ce9d333e9632025-02-10T09:17:17ZengOmniaScienceJournal of Technology and Science Education2013-63742025-02-01151506310.3926/jotse.2210458ExPRession-based E-Worksheet (EBEW): An effort to enhance student' computational thinking skillsKartini Herlina0Abdurrahman Abdurrahman1Ahmad Naufal Umam2Ayu Nurjanah3Ghani Fadhil Rabbani4Ficha Aulia Indah Pratiwi5University of LampungUniversity of LampungUniversity of LampungUniversity of LampungUniversity of LampungState University of YogyakartaNowadays, physics learning in the classroom should no longer only focus on achieving academics. It must prepare students to face challenges in the future. One of the abilities that are important for learners is problem solving, and the problem-solving ability that is becoming increasingly important in today's digital era is computational thinking skills. Although computational thinking skills can be developed through worksheets, their integration into learning practices remains suboptimal. This study examines the effects of the ExPRession-based E-Worksheet (EBEW) on enhancing students' computational thinking skills in physics education. A quantitative approach with a pre-test and post-test quasi-experimental design was employed, involving 59 students divided into two groups. The control group participated in a simple laboratory practicum using discovery learning-based worksheets, while the experiment group engaged in a practicum facilitated by EBEW. Both groups completed a pre-test prior to the learning sessions. Results suggest that students using EBEW showed significantly deeper CT skills as compared to those using discovery learning-based worksheets. EBEW’s structured learning phases, involving deep problem understanding, root cause analysis, predictive solution modeling, investigative procedures, and conclusion synthesis, effectively aided students in enhancing CT and problem-solving skills. These findings then suggest that EBEW not only enhances student learning on direct current circuit topics but also provides a readily extensible scaffold for broader STEM activities. This study underlines that EBEW has the potential to revolutionize physics learning with computational thinking by systemic processes of problem-solving. The present research was specifically directed toward DC circuits topic. However, the principles of EBEW are potentially applicable to other areas in physics for extended training in skills related to CT and to the reform of STEM education.https://www.jotse.org/index.php/jotse/article/view/2210computational thinking skills, e-worksheet, expression learning model, physivcs learning
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Ayu Nurjanah
Ghani Fadhil Rabbani
Ficha Aulia Indah Pratiwi
ExPRession-based E-Worksheet (EBEW): An effort to enhance student' computational thinking skills
Journal of Technology and Science Education
computational thinking skills, e-worksheet, expression learning model, physivcs learning
title ExPRession-based E-Worksheet (EBEW): An effort to enhance student' computational thinking skills
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title_fullStr ExPRession-based E-Worksheet (EBEW): An effort to enhance student' computational thinking skills
title_full_unstemmed ExPRession-based E-Worksheet (EBEW): An effort to enhance student' computational thinking skills
title_short ExPRession-based E-Worksheet (EBEW): An effort to enhance student' computational thinking skills
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topic computational thinking skills, e-worksheet, expression learning model, physivcs learning
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