ERIC Number: EJ1285558
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Dec
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-1307-9298
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Developing Children's Computational Thinking through Physical Computing Lessons
International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, v13 n2 p183-198 Dec 2020
In this study, we designed and applied physical computing lessons for elementary 6th-grade students based on the software education guidelines in the Korean 2015 Revised National Curriculum (Ministry of Education, 2015a). The participants of this study were ten 6th-grade students of an elementary school in Gyeonggi-do province in Korea. The physical computing lessons used in this study supported the active interaction of the digital world and the physical world by constructing a physical model using specific media, and controlling it with a program. In order to understand the changes in the students' computational thinking after the class, we analyzed these changes in terms of computational concept, computational practice, and computational perception. Research has shown that physical computing lessons materialize students' computational concepts through computational practices, and improve their computational perspectives through the use of authentic contexts. We expect that the physical computing lessons and analysis tools developed through this study will provide educational implications for future software education.
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Computer Software, Grade 6, Elementary School Students, National Curriculum, Teaching Methods, Thinking Skills, Skill Development, Authentic Learning, Foreign Countries, Lesson Plans, Males, Computer Peripherals, Task Analysis, Scores
International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education. T&K Akademic Rosendalsvein 45, Oslo 1166, Norway. e-mail: iejee@iejee.com; Web site: https://www.iejee.com/index.php/IEJEE/index
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 6; Intermediate Grades; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Korea
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