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Direct linkSixuan Xiang; Jenny Wanyi Li; Weipeng Yang – Education and Information Technologies, 2025
This study aims to develop and validate an age-appropriate, easily manipulated, and robot-based assessment named Computational Thinking Observational Scale (CTOS) for 3- to 5-year-olds. The study sample included 46 preschoolers (M[subscript age] = 3.57 years, SD = 0.36). Expert judgment confirmed excellent content validity, yielding a Scale-level…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Robotics, Computation, Thinking Skills
Weipeng Yang; Chaopai Lin; X. Christine Wang; Alfredo Bautista; Hui Li; Jesus Alfonso D. Datu; Bi Ying Hu – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2026
The integration of coding into early childhood education has gained traction globally, yet evidence of its efficacy in fostering diverse developmental domains remains limited. This study aimed to (1) assess effects of a coding curriculum on preschoolers' computational thinking (CT), math, language, and social-emotional outcomes, and (2) examine…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Coding, Computation, Curriculum Implementation
Weipeng Yang – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2024
Computational Thinking (CT) is essential for developing creativity, problem-solving, and digital competence in the 21st century. Coding tools like robotic toys and tablet apps have become popular in early childhood education to support CT development, but there is a debate on which tool is more effective. Little evidence exists on the effect of…
Descriptors: Coding, Preschool Children, Computation, Thinking Skills
