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 …

Computational thinking learning experiences, outcomes, and research in preschool settings: a scoping review of literature

KI McCormick, JA Hall - Education and Information Technologies, 2022 - Springer
When implemented appropriately, computational thinking (CT) experiences in early
childhood settings build essential literacy skills and foster initial explorations of sequencing …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Teacher's Role in Fostering Preschoolers' Computational Thinking: An Exploratory Case Study

XC Wang, Y Choi, K Benson… - … Early STEM Learning …, 2023 - taylorfrancis.com
Research Findings: Computational thinking (CT), which is defined as the systematic
analysis, exploration, and testing of solutions to open-ended and often complex problems, is …

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 …

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 …

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 …

[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 …