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Cederqvist, Anne-Marie – Education and Information Technologies, 2020
Programming has recently become part of Swedish technology education; pupils should now be able to analyse existing programmed technological solutions, and be able to design new ones. Teachers facing this curriculum change need guidance on how to teach and what to address, based on how pupils understand the content. The aim of this study is to…
Descriptors: Programming, Foreign Countries, Technology Education, Middle School Students
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Una Tellhed; Fredrik Björklund; Kalle Kallio Strand; Karolin Schöttelndreier – Journal for STEM Education Research, 2023
To increase engagement with science and technology, young people around the world are encouraged to attend activities at science centers. But how effective are these activities? Since women have weaker ability beliefs and interest in technology than men, it is especially important to learn how science center visits affect them. In this study, we…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Grade 8, Grade 9, Gender Differences
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Anna Perez; Maria Svensson; Jonas Hallström – Design and Technology Education, 2024
This study explores the changing landscape of technology teacher education, in relation to the increasing integration of digital content, especially programming, in teacher education for grades 4-6 (pupils 10-12 years old) and how student teachers in Sweden perceive this content. Limited research exists on student teachers in technology,…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Programming, Computer Science Education, Student Teachers
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Eva-Lena Bjursten; Tor Nilsson; Gunnar Jonsson – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2024
There is a recognized need to understand the current state of programming implementation in the Swedish compulsory school system. This study focused specifically on the implementation of programming in the school subject of technology for grades 4-6. In Sweden, the responsibility for choosing teaching and learning material lies with individual…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6
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Vinnervik, Peter – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2023
In Sweden, as in many other countries, programming has been added to the curriculum in recent years. This paper explores how and under what conditions programming is transformed into teaching in technology education. Teachers in grade 7-9 were interviewed about what and how they teach about programming in the context of technology education, and…
Descriptors: Programming, Technology Education, Foreign Countries, Grade 7
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Stigberg, Henrik; Stigberg, Susanne – Policy Futures in Education, 2020
Programming and computational thinking have emerged as compulsory skills in elementary school education. In 2018, Sweden has integrated programming in mathematics education with the rationale that it fosters problem solving and logical thinking skills and motivates students to learn mathematics. We investigated how teachers introduce programming…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Programming, Computation, Mathematics Instruction