Mechanical Turk Survey

We are conducting an academic research experiment about teaching and learning computational thinking (CT). We need you to complete a series of activities designed to help us study a variety of ways to learn CT efficiently. Please complete the activity in each of the 10 steps below in order.  Due to the constraints of the experimental design, we cannot approve the work if items are completed out of order, or if the incorrect Username is input into any form in the activities linked below.

Make sure to leave this window open as you complete the activities. When you are finished, return to this page to paste a code that you will find upon completing the final activity into the box below. Once we have verified you have completed all items in the series, we will approve payment for your valuable contribution to this research.

To complete all activities, you will need to ensure your browser can use Adobe’s Flash browser plug-in. If you are unsure if your browser has enabled Flash, you can check from this  Adobe site. We strongly recommend using Chrome, but other options are acceptable as long as the Step 6 puzzles are accessible.

Note that some activities listed below (4, 6, 8) are labeled:  Timed Activity.  Please attempt to complete these activities without interruption.

Reminder: complete all activities in order using the same Username throughout to receive payment approval.

  1. Visit https://dev.cu-sage.org/#/reg and create a new account. Per MTurk’s policy, do not enter any personally identifiable information, but make sure to record the Username entered because you will need to enter it throughout the experiment.  The Username is not required to be an email address.
  2. Complete this background survey.
  3. Review this introduction to the learning system and to the CT concept of Conditionals.
  4. Complete the pre-test. Timed Activity
  5. Provide feedback on the pre-test.
  6. Login into https://dev.cu-sage.org/, navigate to the assigned Quest, and attempt to complete four puzzles in the learning system. Please do not start the puzzles without first reviewing the instructions labeled Start Here! | Quest Instructions for All Puzzles, as those are designed to accompany the puzzles. When you complete a puzzle or the timer expires, navigate to the next puzzle. Proceed to step 7 after you have attempted all four puzzles. Timed Activity
    Note: we track interactions with the puzzles and have had to reject many submissions that would have otherwise been accepted had this step been completed.  Please consider skipping this HIT if not intending to attempt to solve the puzzles.
  7. Provide puzzle feedback.
  8. Complete the post-test. Timed Activity
  9. Provide feedback on the post-test.
  10. Provide feedback on the experiment, and copy the code presented at the end.  Submit the feedback survey, and then paste the code into the box below.