A systematic review of learning computational thinking through Scratch in K-9

LC Zhang, J Nouri - Computers & Education, 2019 - Elsevier
As computational thinking (CT) is being embraced by educational systems worldwide,
researchers and teachers have posed important questions such as “what to teach” and …

A systematic literature review regarding computational thinking and programming in early childhood education

K Bati - Education and Information Technologies, 2022 - Springer
This research was aimed at summarizing experimental evidence regarding computational
thinking and programming conducted in early childhood education in terms of the variables …

Learning to code and the acquisition of computational thinking by young children

E Relkin, LE de Ruiter, MU Bers - Computers & education, 2021 - Elsevier
This longitudinal study examined changes in Computational Thinking (CT) skills in first and
second grade students exposed to a developmentally appropriate coding curriculum. The …

Coding as a playground: Promoting positive learning experiences in childhood classrooms

MU Bers, C González-González… - Computers & Education, 2019 - Elsevier
In recent years, there has been a push to introduce coding and computational thinking in
early childhood education, and robotics is an excellent tool to achieve this. However, the …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of coding apps to support young children in computational thinking and computational fluency. A literature review

S Papadakis - Frontiers in Education, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Data that shows that young children can learn and acquire Computational Thinking (CT)
skills has led governments and policymakers internationally to integrate CT into the …

Robot programming versus block play in early childhood education: Effects on computational thinking, sequencing ability, and self‐regulation

W Yang, DTK Ng, H Gao - British Journal of Educational …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Programmable robotics is recently used in early childhood education (ECE) to introduce
programming and computational thinking (CT) skills. However, there is a further need for …

Tablets and apps for promoting robotics, mathematics, STEM education and literacy in early childhood education

P Dorouka, S Papadakis… - International Journal of …, 2020 - inderscienceonline.com
New interactive technologies in terms of smart mobile devices and accompanied
applications (apps) attract an increasing attention in the field of preschool and early-primary …

Popbots: Designing an artificial intelligence curriculum for early childhood education

R Williams, HW Park, L Oh, C Breazeal - Proceedings of the AAAI …, 2019 - ojs.aaai.org
PopBots is a hands-on toolkit and curriculum designed to help young children learn about
artificial intelligence (AI) by building, programming, training, and interacting with a social …

Computational thinking in early childhood education: Reviewing the literature and redeveloping the three-dimensional framework

Y Zeng, W Yang, A Bautista - Educational Research Review, 2023 - Elsevier
Computational thinking (CT) is gaining increasing attention from researchers and
practitioners all over the world to empower children in the digital era. However, there is no …

Computational thinking through an empirical lens: A systematic review of literature

NO Ezeamuzie, JSC Leung - Journal of Educational …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
This article provides an overview of the diverse ways in which computational thinking has
been operationalised in the literature. Computational thinking has attracted much interest …