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Download full textAlmabrok Musa Almdahem – International Journal of Computer Science Education in Schools, 2024
A national curriculum for the study of computing became compulsory in English secondary schools in September 2014, replacing the study of information and communications technology with computer science (CS). This posed difficulties for teachers and students who did not have knowledge or experience of programming. This study was designed to…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Computer Science Education, Programming, Student Attitudes
Kjällander, Susanne; Mannila, Linda; Åkerfeldt, Anna; Heintz, Fredrik – Education Sciences, 2021
Digital competence and programming are actively highlighted areas in education worldwide. They are becoming part of curricula all over the world, including the Swedish elementary school curriculum, Children are expected to develop "computational thinking" through programming activities, mainly in mathematics--which are supposed to be…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, National Curriculum, Computer Science Education, Programming
Min, Sun Hee; Kim, Min Kyeong – International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 2020
In this study, we designed and applied physical computing lessons for elementary 6th-grade students based on the software education guidelines in the Korean 2015 Revised National Curriculum (Ministry of Education, 2015a). The participants of this study were ten 6th-grade students of an elementary school in Gyeonggi-do province in Korea. The…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Computer Software, Grade 6, Elementary School Students
Whitney-Smith, Rachael Margaret – Journal of Pedagogical Research, 2023
As we move further into the digital age, the acquisition of digital literacy (DL) and computational thinking (CT) skills is emerging internationally as an essential goal for students in contemporary school curricula. As the world becomes more uncertain and volatile due to impacts of artificial intelligence (AI), international unrest, climate…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Mathematics Curriculum, National Curriculum, Mathematics Instruction
Direct linkLarke, Laura R. – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2019
The addition of computing to England's National Curriculum was welcomed as a much-needed modernization of the country's digital skills curriculum, replacing a poorly regarded ICT program of study with an industry-supported scheme of computer science, robotics and computational thinking. This paper will demonstrate how teachers have acted as…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Curriculum Design, Elementary School Students, Technological Literacy
Wohl, Benjamin S.; Beck, Sophie; Blair, Lynne – International Journal of Computer Science Education in Schools, 2017
In these early stages of implementation of the English computing curriculum policy reforms, there are uncertainties with regards to the intentions of computing to young people. To date, research regarding the English computing curriculum has been mostly concerned with the content of the curriculum, its delivery and surrounding pedagogy. In…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Curriculum Development, Futures (of Society), Teaching Methods
Kellow, Jan-Marie – Waikato Journal of Education, 2018
The revised Technology Curriculum for years 1-13 now includes two Digital Technologies areas: 'computational thinking for Digital Technologies' and 'designing and developing digital outcomes'. By 2020, all schools are expected to address these curriculum additions. This article outlines some of the background stated purposes for introducing this…
Descriptors: Technology Education, Information Technology, Outcomes of Education, Educational Change
