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Observing Computational Thinking Skills of Kindergarten Children

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Larissa Meyer-Baron,

Ramona Stieger,

Bettina Waldvogel,

Nicole Schumann,

Cornelia Ruedisueli,

Franziska MayrAuthors Info & Claims

WiPSCE '22: Proceedings of the 17th Workshop in Primary and Secondary Computing Education

Article No.: 15, Pages 1 - 4

https://doi.org/10.1145/3556787.3556867

Published: 31 October 2022 Publication History

Abstract

Computational Thinking skills along with reading, writing, and calculating skills are basic skills for children’s future. Computational Thinking has much in common with problem-solving and creative thinking in general. With regard to Karl Popper "all life is problem-solving" [26], this contribution focuses on the common features of problem-solving and unplugged Computational Thinking, by using a special set of Computational Thinking tasks (INGA-Box). Choosing a mix of deductive and inductive approach, a classification scheme for observing the development of Computational Thinking in kindergarten was developed and evaluated with first datasets.

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Observing Computational Thinking Skills of Kindergarten Children
1. Applied computing
  1. Education
    1. Collaborative learning
    2. Computer-assisted instruction

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Bratitsis TTsapara MMelliou KBusuttil LVassallo DCallus JMeireles GKoliakou IKojok NSousa S(2024)Cultivating Computational Thinking in Early Years Through Board Games. The Cthink.it ApproachSmart Mobile Communication & Artificial Intelligence10.1007/978-3-031-56075-0_8(78-89)Online publication date: 20-Mar-2024
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