ERIC Number: ED661816
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2022-May
Pages: 39
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Global Benchmarking of Computational Thinking Education in Primary Schools
Katrina Laguarda; Linda Shear; Hui Yang; Xavier Fields; Satabdi Basu
SRI Education, a Division of SRI International
In company with other leading jurisdictions around the world, Hong Kong is taking important steps to mainstream computational thinking education (CTE) into the primary grades curriculum. At the vanguard of this movement in Hong Kong, CoolThink@JC is a 3-year course sequence for upper primary students designed to develop computational thinking skills and digital creativity, problem-solving, and other 21st century skills. After a successful 4-year pilot, CoolThink@JC is scaling within Hong Kong and receiving increasing recognition on the global stage. This benchmarking report uses publicly available reporting to compare Hong Kong's CoolThink initiative to analogous experiences in three leading jurisdictions (the United Kingdom, Singapore, and the two cities of Guangzhou and Shenzhen in Guangdong Province, China). Looking across five dimensions that are fundamental to successful adoption at scale, the report offers a framework for reviewing CoolThink@JC's accomplishments to date and CTE initiatives in other jurisdictions. [CoolThink@JC is created and funded by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, and co-created by The Education University of Hong Kong, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and City University of Hong Kong.]
Descriptors: Global Approach, Computer Science Education, 21st Century Skills, Elementary School Students, Thinking Skills, Comparative Education, Foreign Countries, Creativity, Digital Literacy, Pilot Projects, Benchmarking, Educational Objectives
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Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: SRI Education
Identifiers - Location: Hong Kong; China; Singapore; United Kingdom
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