An Exploration of the Role of Visual Programming Tools in the Development of Young Children’s Computational Thinking - Rose, Simon; Habgood, M. P. Jacob; Jay, Tim (Electronic journal of e-Learning, 2017)
Keywords: Algorithms; Basic Skills; Children; Children & youth; Classrooms; Cognition & reasoning; Computer science; Computer Science Education; Constructivism (Learning); Core curriculum; Critical thinking; Definitions; Educational Environment; Educational Games; Educational Technology; Elementary School Students; Elementary Secondary Education; Foreign Countries; Hypothesis Testing; Independent Study; National Curriculum; Nonverbal Ability; Pedagogy; Predictor Variables; Problem Solving; Programming; Programming languages; Researchers; Science education; Skills; Software; Statistical Analysis; Studies; Teaching Methods; Technology Uses in Education; Thinking Skills; Visual programming languages; Worksheets; Young Children; United Kingdom (England)