Developing Computational Thinking with Educational Technologies for Young Learners

Yu-Hui Ching; Yu-Chang Hsu; Sally Baldwin

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Developing Computational Thinking with Educational Technologies for Young Learners

Yu-Hui Ching, Yu-Chang Hsu, Sally Baldwin

Educational Leadership, Research, and Technology

Boise State University

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Abstract

The aim of this article is to provide an overview of the opportunities for developing computational thinking in young learners. It includes a review of empirical studies on the educational technologies used to develop computational thinking in young learners, and analyses and descriptions of a selection of commercially available technologies for developing computational thinking in young learners. The challenges and implications of using these technologies also are discussed.

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	563-573
Number of pages	11
Journal	TechTrends
Volume	62
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11528-018-0292-7
State	Published - Nov 2018

Keywords

Coding
Computational thinking
Educational technology
Problem solving
Programming
STEM
Young learners

EGS Disciplines

Instructional Media Design

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