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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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Bjursten, Eva-Lena; Nilsson, Tor; Gumaelius, Lena – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2023
There is a recognized need for research on how to teach computer programming in primary schools in Sweden grades 4-6 (10-12-year-old pupils). Studies of teaching show the importance of teachers' knowledge of content and pedagogy and how these two parts affect each other (i.e. pedagogical content knowledge [PCK]). Most teachers in Sweden have…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Programming, Technological Literacy, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
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Ronaldsson, Lennart; Skogh, Inga-Britt – ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2014
In this article, the development of the Swedish informatics curriculum during the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s is studied and described. The study's design is inspired by the curriculum theory presented by Lindensjö and Lundgren [2000], who suggest using the concept of arenas (the arenas of enactment, transformation and realisation) when discussing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Science, Curriculum Development, Educational History