Trends in Tools Used to Teach Computational Thinking through Elementary Coding
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| Title: | Trends in Tools Used to Teach Computational Thinking through Elementary Coding |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Peter J. Rich (ORCID |
| Source: | Journal of Research on Technology in Education. 2024 56(3):269-290. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 22 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Elementary Education |
| Descriptors: | Educational Trends, Teaching Methods, Coding, Thinking Skills, Computation, Elementary Education, Educational Technology, Programming, Computer Science Education, Educational Research |
| DOI: | 10.1080/15391523.2022.2121345 |
| ISSN: | 1539-1523 1945-0818 |
| Abstract: | In this study, we attempted to curate a list of tools whose primary intent is to enable and teach children to code. From this list, we developed a framework for the classification of coding tools and reviewed current research to determine how tools are used to teach coding in elementary education. The catalog grew to over 300 specific tools intended to teach coding to children. We subsequently searched Google Scholar for studies of computational thinking in elementary or primary education. This resulted in an analysis of 161 research studies in which there was an intervention intended to teach computational thinking to young children. Through this analysis, we identified patterns in which tools have been used to teach elementary coding, to which audiences, and in what ways. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1423172 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | In this study, we attempted to curate a list of tools whose primary intent is to enable and teach children to code. From this list, we developed a framework for the classification of coding tools and reviewed current research to determine how tools are used to teach coding in elementary education. The catalog grew to over 300 specific tools intended to teach coding to children. We subsequently searched Google Scholar for studies of computational thinking in elementary or primary education. This resulted in an analysis of 161 research studies in which there was an intervention intended to teach computational thinking to young children. Through this analysis, we identified patterns in which tools have been used to teach elementary coding, to which audiences, and in what ways. |
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| ISSN: | 1539-1523 1945-0818 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/15391523.2022.2121345 |
