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 …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic review of integrating computational thinking in early childhood education

J Su, W Yang - Computers and Education Open, 2023 - Elsevier
Computational thinking education has become an increasingly popular topic among
practitioners and researchers. However, rare is known how to effectively teach and learn …

Designing unplugged and plugged activities to cultivate computational thinking: An exploratory study in early childhood education

A Saxena, CK Lo, KF Hew, GKW Wong - The Asia-Pacific Education …, 2020 - Springer
Educators and policy makers have increasingly recognized the importance of computational
thinking (CT). Despite the growing body of CT literature, how to cultivate CT is still …

[PDF][PDF] Computational thinking in primary education: A systematic literature review

P Kakavas, FC Ugolini - Research on Education and Media, 2019 - sciendo.com
This study presents a 13-year (2006–2018) systematic literature review related to the way
that computational thinking (CT) has grown in elementary level education students (K-6) with …

The state of the field of computational thinking in early childhood education

MU Bers, A Strawhacker, A Sullivan - 2022 - oecd-ilibrary.org
Computer programming and associated Computational Thinking (CT) skills are essential to
thriving in today's academic and professional world. There has been a growing focus …

Instructional strategies to promote computational thinking for young learners

AP Rehmat, H Ehsan, ME Cardella - Journal of Digital Learning in …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Increased recognition of the importance of computational thinking as a core skill for all
students has led many states to adopt and implement computer science standards, with a …

An exploratory approach for investigating the integration of computational thinking and mathematics for preschool children

HJ Lavigne, A Lewis-Presser… - Journal of Digital …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Developing computational thinking (CT) skills at a young age is critical for preparing
preschool children to engage with the technologies that have become central to nearly every …

Computational thinking in K-12: In-service teacher perceptions of computational thinking

P Sands, A Yadav, J Good - … thinking in the STEM disciplines: Foundations …, 2018 - Springer
Computational thinking (CT) has been described as a problem-solving approach that draws
from the practices of computer science (CS). Computer science ideas and practices …

Exploring age and gender differences of computational thinkers in primary school: A developmental perspective

S Jiang, GKW Wong - Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Over the past decade, the call to foster computational thinking (CT) in every child has
received considerable attention. However, there is little understanding of whether children …

Developing computational thinking: Approaches and orientations in K-12 education

S Bocconi, A Chioccariello, G Dettori… - EdMedia+ innovate …, 2016 - learntechlib.org
This paper reports on initial findings of a study on developing computational thinking (CT) as
a 21st Century skill. Extensive desktop research collecting evidences from the (academic …