In this episode I unpack Laurent et al.’s (2022) publication titled “Impact of programming on primary mathematics learning,” which describes a randomized control study that compared the impacts of learning mathematics with an integrated CS and mathematics class.

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00:00 Introduction

00:57 Abstract

01:46 My single sentence summary

02:27 A short introduction to my thoughts on integration

03:36 Paper introduction

08:04 Method

08:46 Findings

09:56 Explanation 1: Implementation

11:21 Explanation 2: Time

12:15 Explanation 3: Cognitive load

14:29 Lingering questions + thoughts

14:33 What approaches to integration do you think work better than others?

14:46 If you were working with someone who wanted to integrated CS with another subject area, what advice would you give them?

16:26 Outro