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Understanding and Supporting Young Children's Computational Thinking
Mon, April 12, 2:50 to 4:20pm EDT (2:50 to 4:20pm EDT), SIG Sessions, SIG-Early Education and Child Development Paper and Symposium Sessions 2Session Type: Symposium
Abstract
Computational thinking (CT) is an important skill to foster in early childhood (EC). This symposium addresses these three interrelated issues: (1) understanding factors (e.g., teachers’ scaffolding, affordance of technology, demographics/environment) contributing to children’s CT learning (papers 1-3), (2) supporting CT learning by evaluating feasibility of programs that are designed for this purpose (papers 4 & 5), and (3) reviewing the state of research on CT in EC and charting future research directions (paper 6). Employing diverse research designs (e.g., case study, quantitative research, formative study/design-based research, systemic review), this set of papers collectively contributes to the emerging understanding of young children’s CT learning and explores important implications for both research and practice.
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An Examination of Small-Group Kindergartner Debugging With the Cubetto Coding Toy - Victor R. Lee, Stanford University; Jessica F. Shumway, Utah State University; Deborah Silvis, Utah State University; Jody E. Clarke-Midura, Utah State University
Exploring the Affordances of Tangible Technologies in Scaffolding Spatial Concept Development in Preschoolers - Ilene R. Berson, University of South Florida; Michael J. Berson, University of South Florida; Candice McKinnon; Deeksha Thonta Aradhya, University of South Florida - Tampa; May Alyaeesh, University of South Florida - Tampa
Factors Influencing Learning of Computational Thinking Skills in Young Children - Emily Relkin, Tufts University; Marina U. Bers, Tufts University
Exploring Preschool Data Collection and Analysis: A Formative Study - Ashley E. Lewis Presser, Education Development Center, Inc.; Jessica Mercer Young, Education Development Center, Inc.; Michelle Cerrone, Education Development Center, Inc.; Lindsay Clements, Education Development Center, Inc.; Heather Sherwood, Education Development Center, Inc.
Using Story Algorithms to Foster Computational Thinking and Literacy Learning - Heather Lavigne, Education Development Center, Inc.; Michelle Cerrone, Education Development Center, Inc.; Jillian Orr, WGBH Educational Foundation; Marisa Wolsky, WGBH Educational Foundation
Fostering Children's Computational Thinking in Early Childhood: A Systematic Review - X. Christine Wang, University at Buffalo - SUNY; Youngae (Young) Choi, Nevada State College