| Defining computational thinking for mathematics and science classrooms D Weintrop, E Beheshti, M Horn, K Orton, K Jona, L Trouille, U Wilensky Journal of science education and technology 25, 127-147, 2016 | 2096 | 2016 |
| To block or not to block, that is the question: students' perceptions of blocks-based programming D Weintrop, U Wilensky Proceedings of the 14th international conference on interaction design and …, 2015 | 582 | 2015 |
| Comparing block-based and text-based programming in high school computer science classrooms D Weintrop, U Wilensky ACM Transactions on Computing Education (TOCE) 18 (1), 1-25, 2017 | 411 | 2017 |
| Block-based programming in computer science education D Weintrop Communications of the ACM 62 (8), 22-25, 2019 | 243 | 2019 |
| Using commutative assessments to compare conceptual understanding in blocks-based and text-based programs D Weintrop, U Wilensky Proceedings of the eleventh annual international conference on international …, 2015 | 238 | 2015 |
| Studying the effect of AI code generators on supporting novice learners in introductory programming M Kazemitabaar, J Chow, CKT Ma, BJ Ericson, D Weintrop, T Grossman Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems …, 2023 | 215 | 2023 |
| Transitioning from introductory block-based and text-based environments to professional programming languages in high school computer science classrooms D Weintrop, U Wilensky Computers & Education 142, 103646, 2019 | 150 | 2019 |
| Cultivating computational thinking practices and mathematical habits of mind in lattice land C Pei, D Weintrop, U Wilensky Mathematical thinking and learning 20 (1), 75-89, 2018 | 139 | 2018 |
| Evaluating CoBlox: A comparative study of robotics programming environments for adult novices D Weintrop, A Afzal, J Salac, P Francis, B Li, DC Shepherd, D Franklin Proceedings of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems …, 2018 | 136 | 2018 |
| Embedding computational thinking in science, technology, engineering, and math (CT-STEM) K Jona, U Wilensky, L Trouille, MS Horn, K Orton, D Weintrop, E Beheshti future directions in computer science education summit meeting, Orlando, FL, 2014 | 133 | 2014 |
| All roads lead to computing: Making, participatory simulations, and social computing as pathways to computer science C Brady, K Orton, D Weintrop, G Anton, S Rodriguez, U Wilensky IEEE Transactions on Education 60 (1), 59-66, 2016 | 102 | 2016 |
| Interactive assessment tools for computational thinking in high school STEM classrooms D Weintrop, E Beheshti, MS Horn, K Orton, L Trouille, K Jona, U Wilensky Intelligent Technologies for Interactive Entertainment: 6th International …, 2014 | 100 | 2014 |
| How block-based, text-based, and hybrid block/text modalities shape novice programming practices D Weintrop, U Wilensky International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction 17, 83-92, 2018 | 95 | 2018 |
| Blockly goes to work: Block-based programming for industrial robots D Weintrop, DC Shepherd, P Francis, D Franklin 2017 IEEE Blocks And Beyond Workshop (B&B), 29-36, 2017 | 94 | 2017 |
| Computational thinking in constructionist video games D Weintrop, N Holbert, MS Horn, U Wilensky International Journal of Game-Based Learning (IJGBL) 6 (1), 1-17, 2016 | 94 | 2016 |
| How novices use LLM-based code generators to solve CS1 coding tasks in a self-paced learning environment M Kazemitabaar, X Hou, A Henley, BJ Ericson, D Weintrop, T Grossman Proceedings of the 23rd Koli Calling International Conference on Computing …, 2023 | 91 | 2023 |
| Using upper-elementary student performance to understand conceptual sequencing in a blocks-based curriculum D Franklin, G Skifstad, R Rolock, I Mehrotra, V Ding, A Hansen, ... Proceedings of the 2017 ACM SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science …, 2017 | 87 | 2017 |
| Bringing computational thinking into high school mathematics and science classrooms K Orton, D Weintrop, E Beheshti, M Horn, K Jona, U Wilensky Singapore: International Society of the Learning Sciences, 2016 | 79 | 2016 |
| The landscape of Block-based programming: Characteristics of block-based environments and how they support the transition to text-based programming Y Lin, D Weintrop Journal of Computer Languages 67, 101075, 2021 | 78 | 2021 |
| From blocks to text and back: Programming patterns in a dual-modality environment D Weintrop, N Holbert Proceedings of the 2017 ACM SIGCSE technical symposium on computer science …, 2017 | 74 | 2017 |
Uri WilenskyProfessor of Learning Sciences and Computer Science, Northwestern UniversityVerified email at northwestern.edu