Marina U. Bers

Marina Bers is the Augustus Long Professor of Education at the Lynch School of Education and Human Development at Boston College. Prof. Bers heads the interdisciplinary Developmental Technologies (DevTech) research group at Boston College. Her research involves the design and study of innovative learning technologies to promote children’s positive development.

Publications

Virtual Professional Development Enhances Elementary Teacher' Coding Skills and Self-Efficacy: A Comparison of Three Models
Virtual Professional Development Enhances Elementary Teacher' Coding Skills and Self-Efficacy: A Comparison of Three Models
Ghaida S. Alrawashdeh, Emily C. Nadler, Marina U. Bers. © 2024. 24 pages.
This chapter presents results from a study addressing the growing importance of coding skills in early childhood education. Focused on virtual professional development (PD)...
From Computational Thinking to Computational Doing
From Computational Thinking to Computational Doing
Marina Umaschi Bers. © 2021. 20 pages.
Computer programming is becoming an essential skill in the 21st century, and in order to best prepare future generations, the promotion of computational thinking and literacy...
Coding, Computational Thinking, and Cultural Contexts
Coding, Computational Thinking, and Cultural Contexts
Libby Hunt, Marina Umaschi Bers. © 2021. 15 pages.
This chapter examines the relationship between coding, computational thinking, and the contexts in which those concepts are learned. It recounts a pilot study where a 12-week...
Computational Thinking and Young Children: Understanding the Potential of Tangible and Graphical Interfaces
Computational Thinking and Young Children: Understanding the Potential of Tangible and Graphical Interfaces
Amanda Sullivan, Marina Umaschi Bers. © 2019. 15 pages.
Over the past few years, new approaches to introducing young children to computational thinking have grown in popularity. This chapter examines the role that user interfaces have...
Computational Thinking and Young Children: Understanding the Potential of Tangible and Graphical Interfaces
Computational Thinking and Young Children: Understanding the Potential of Tangible and Graphical Interfaces
Amanda Sullivan, Marina Umaschi Bers. © 2018. 15 pages.
Over the past few years, new approaches to introducing young children to computational thinking have grown in popularity. This chapter examines the role that user interfaces have...