STORYCODE

Experimentation

The STORYCODE project experimentation is designed to assess the impact of educational practices in narrative coding, which emphasize computational and narrative thinking in STEAM disciplines (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) within both kindergarten and primary school settings. This assessment aims to understand how narrative coding practices influence both the methodology and the learning outcomes of educational activities focused on integrating computational and narrative STEAM concepts.

In Section 1 below, you will find various assessment tools tailored for students, teachers, and legal guardians to ensure a comprehensive evaluation of the participating children from multiple perspectives. These tools are available in several languages, including Spanish (for Spain), Italian (for Italy), Lithuanian (for Lithuania), and Dutch (for the Netherlands). [APP]

In Section 2 below, you will find an outline of the digital narrative coding lab structure, which the children in kindergarten and primary school will follow throughout the academic year. This structure has been carefully designed for collaborative use by students, their peers, and their teachers, ensuring that the integration of computational and narrative STEAM thinking is both effective and engaging throughout the school year.

In Section 3 below, you will find a summary of the experimental phases of Storycode. The research project is awaiting approval from the Ethics Committee of the Hospital de Getafe (Madrid), Spain (expected in September 2024).

1. STORYCODE ASSESSMENT TOOLS FOR STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND LEGAL GUARDIANS

2. STORYCODE DIGITAL NARRATIVE CODING LAB STRUCTURE

The STORYCODE narrative coding lab involves 10 collaborative in-class sessions, each lasting 60 minutes for kindergarten and 90 minutes for primary school students. Throughout the STORYCODE narrative coding lab, the teacher will evaluate group collaboration at three different points (sessions 4, 7, and 10) using a specific assessment tool, while the students will indicate their level of satisfaction with the lab during these same sessions.

  • Sessions 1 and 2: Conduct two "unplugged" coding activities without using technology.
  • Session 3: Provide training on using the tangible digital tool i-code, starting with an exploration of the tangible materials by the children, followed by the application.
  • Session 4: Engage in a story-retelling activity using i-code, aiming to familiarize participants with i-code through narrative models that also support computational logic. The children will be presented with a story that has a beginning, middle, and end, and they will be asked to reproduce it using i-code.
  • Session 5: Continue working on children’s narratives by offering a model with a story that has a beginning and middle but no end. The children will be asked to create an ending using i-code, promoting the development of narrative structure and sequential logic.
  • Session 6: Present a narrative model with a beginning but without a middle and end. The children will develop the middle and ending using i-code, reinforcing sequential logic.
  • Session 7: Introduce a narrative centered around a problematic event and its resolution, focusing on problem-solving, a key aspect of computational thinking. The children will reproduce a story with a beginning, middle (with a problem), and a resolved ending using i-code.
  • Session 8: Provide a narrative model with a problematic event but no resolution. The children will be asked to develop a resolving ending using i-code.
  • Sessions 9 and 10: Participants will collaboratively create their own story and reproduce it using i-code.

By clicking on the images below, you will find the details of the structures of the Storycode Collaborative Digital Narrative Coding Labs for Kindergarten and Primary School.

3. STORYCODE RESEARCH PHASES

The STORYCODE study procedure includes seven phases:

  1. Identification of participants, collection of informed consent, and initial assessment of participants.
  2. Assignment of participants to the experimental (With Storycode Digital Narrative Coding Lab) and control conditions (Without Storycode Narrative Coding Lab).
  3. Implementation of the standard protocol of ten sessions in the Storycode Digital Narrative Coding Lab (experimental group)/no narrative coding activity (control group).
  4. Midterm assessment of participants.
  5. Switching participants between the experimental and control conditions.
  6. Storycode Digital Narrative Coding Lab (experimental group)/no narrative coding activity (control group).
  7. Final assessment of participants.
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