Computational Thinking in Preschool Age
A Case Study in Greece
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22042128 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Zoi Kourti (University of Thessaly), Christos-Apostolos Michalakopoulos (0000-0001-8766-8588, University of Thessaly), Pantelis G Bagos (0000-0003-4935-2325, University of Thessaly, corresponding author), Efrosyni-Alkisti Paraskevopoulou-Kollia (0000-0003-1317-4686, University of Thessaly) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 157 |
| Publication date | 2023-02-02 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Education Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2227-7102 • E-ISSN: 2227-7102 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/educsci13020157 |
| OpenAlex | W4319014147 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 34 |
This study aims to investigate Computational Thinking (CT) in preschool age children. We tried to assess the ability of developing CT skills in kindergarten, as well as to illustrate parents’ and preschool teachers’ directly involved aspects on CT. More specifically, we investigated the readiness of preschool children to engage in activities that develop CT by using Scratch Jr. Moreover, via individual interviews, the research sheds some light on preschool children’s parents’ perceptions on personal computers use, digital media, CT and programming. Finally, we investigated the views and perceptions of preschool teachers through an electronic questionnaire about CT and its entry in kindergarten. The kindergarteners’ interactive stories were evaluated with the use of a rubric which indicates the extremely high percentage of readiness to deal with CT and programming activities in kindergarten. The analysis of the parents’ interviews shows their distrust on readiness regarding children’s engagement in CT. Finally, the majority of preschool teachers uses personal computers in kindergarten to a different degree depending on their age, experience and training to develop a variety of learning areas. Regarding CT, kindergarten teachers’ aspects appear to be swayed from positive to neutral considering its introduction in the kindergarten classroom
Developmental psychology · Distrust · Early childhood education · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Perception · Rubric · Child Development and Digital Technology · Computer Science · ICT in Developing Communities · Psychology · Teaching and Learning Programming
Research Methods in Education
Scratch
The Effect of a Classroom-Based Intensive Robotics and Programming Workshop on Sequencing Ability in Early Childhood
Demystifying computational thinking
Changing a Generation’s Way of Thinking
Bringing computational thinking to K-12
The use of scoring rubrics for formative assessment purposes revisited
Digital Childhood
Advancing students’ computational thinking skills through educational robotics
Robot programming versus block play in early childhood education
Theories of the Information Society
| Citations per year | 1.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |