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Georgiou, Kyriakoula; Angeli, Charoula – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2019
The development of computational thinking is as important as writing, reading and arithmetic, and, it should start as early as kindergarten (Wing, 2008). However, little has been done in terms of investigating the factors influencing the development of computational thinking in preschool education (Bers et al., 2014; Ching et al., 2018; Kazakoff…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Thinking Skills, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Preschool Children
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Angeli, Charoula; Xerou, Eftychia; Nicolau, Maria – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2019
The main purpose of the study was to investigate K-2 children's development of computational thinking skills through an activity with Blue-Bot, a floor programmable robot. Twenty children between six and seven years old participated in the study. Children were engaged in problem-solving activities with the Blue-Bot to learn how to program it and…
Descriptors: Robotics, Thinking Skills, Water, Elementary School Students