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 …

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 …

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 …

Monitoring cognitive development through the assessment of computational thinking practices: A longitudinal intervention on primary school students

SC Kong, YQ Wang - Computers in Human Behavior, 2023 - Elsevier
Computational thinking (CT) practices is a critical cognitive tool for students to overcome
challenges in this technological era. Few studies investigated CT practices from a …

Single or combined? A study on programming to promote junior high school students' computational thinking skills

L Sun, L Hu, D Zhou - Journal of Educational Computing …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
In this work, we studied the influence of different programming approaches on the
development of students' computational thinking (CT) skills, the programming experience …

Programming environments for the development of computational thinking in preschool education: A systematic literature review

K Louka, S Papadakis - Teaching coding in K-12 schools: Research and …, 2023 - Springer
Computational thinking (CT) and understanding how programs are executed are
internationally acknowledged as necessary for today's students and citizens of tomorrow …

Understanding individual differences in computational thinking development of primary school students: A three‐wave longitudinal study

S Zhang, GKW Wong - Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Computational thinking (CT) has emerged as a critical component of 21st‐
century skills, and increasing effort was seen in exploring the development of CT skills in K …

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 …

A cognitive definition of computational thinking in primary education

K Tsarava, K Moeller, M Román-González, J Golle… - Computers & …, 2022 - Elsevier
There is increasing effort to integrate Computational Thinking (CT) curricula across all
education levels. Therefore, research on CT assessment has lately progressed towards …