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João, Piedade; Nuno, Dorotea; Fábio, Sampaio Ferrentini; Ana, Pedro – Education Sciences, 2019
In the last few years, it has been pointed out that teaching programming is a strong strategy to develop pupils' competences in computational thinking (CT). In the Portuguese context, the curriculum changes in 2018 made programming and CT compulsory for every pupil in primary and secondary education. Nowadays, there is an information and…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Programming, Computer Science Education, Student Teachers
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Brigas, Carlos Jorge; Figueiredo, José Alberto Quitério – Research in Social Sciences and Technology, 2019
In recent years, there has been an increased effort to introduce coding and computational thinking in early childhood education. In accordance with the international trend, programming has become an increasingly growing focus in European education. The idea of introducing computer programming in the classroom dates back to the late 1960s. The…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Thinking Skills, Coding, Elementary School Students