Teaching computational thinking in primary education

Huseyin Ozcinar (Pamukkale University, Turkey), Gary Wong (University of Hong Kong, China), H. Tugba Ozturk (Ankara University, Turkey), editors

"This book explores the latest research on computational thinking (CT) in education. This book discusses and offers a detailed discussion about the definition of CT, its contribution to students during primary education, how it can be taught and assessed. It explores the scope of CT education and proper pedagogic methods for CT"--

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Year of publication:	[2018]
Other Persons:	Özçınar, Hüseyin (ed.) ; Wong, Gary (ed.) ; Öztürk, H. Tuğba (ed.)
Publisher:	Hershey, Pennsylvania : IGI Global

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Extent:	1 Online-Ressource (xix, 337 Seiten)
Series:	Advances in early childhood and K-12 education (AECKE) book series
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 288-327) and index Restricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers Mode of access: World Wide Web Chapter 1. A brief discussion on incentives and barriers to computational thinking education -- Chapter 2. Teaching how to think like a programmer: emerging insights -- Chapter 3. Examining the current definitions of computational thinking -- Chapter 4. A research agenda for computational thinking -- Chapter 5. Computational thinking and multifaceted skills: a qualitative study in primary schools -- Chapter 6. Spatial thinking as a path towards computational thinking -- Chapter 7. Computational thinking and young children: understanding the potential of tangible and graphical interfaces -- Chapter 8. From virtual to physical problem solving in coding: a comparison on various multi-modal coding tools for children using the framework of problem solving -- Chapter 9. A review on the opinions of teachers about the development of computational thinking skills in K-12 -- Chapter 10. Robotics in early childhood education: a case study for the best practices -- Chapter 11. Analyzing current visual tools and methodologies of computer programming teaching in primary education -- Chapter 12. Learning from programming robots: gifted third graders explorations in mathematics through problem solving -- Chapter 13. Computational thinking in educational digital games: an assessment tool proposal Also available in print.
ISBN:	978-1-5225-3201-9 ; 978-1-5225-3200-2 ; 1-5225-3200-5
Other identifiers:	10.4018/978-1-5225-3200-2 [DOI]
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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