Teacher feedback on delivering computational thinking in primary school (2016)
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Conference Contributions - PublishedPublisher
ACM PressISBN
9781450342230Collections
Abstract
© 2016 Copyright held by the owner/author(s). We report on the preliminary results of an ongoing study examining the teaching of new primary school topics based on Computational Thinking in New Zealand. We analyse detailed feedback from 13 teachers participating in the study, who had little or no previous experience teaching computer science and related topics. From this we extract key themes identified by the teachers that are likely to be encountered deploying a new curriculum, including unexpected opportunities for cross-curricula learning, development of social skills, and engaging a wide range of students.
Citation
Bell T, Duncan C, Atlas J (2016). Teacher feedback on delivering computational thinking in primary school. Münster, Germany: 11th Workshop in Primary and Secondary Computing Education (WiPSCE '16). 13/10/2016-15/10/2016. Proceedings of WiPSCE '16. 13-15-October-2016. 100-101.This citation is automatically generated and may be unreliable. Use as a guide only.
Keywords
computational thinking; teachersANZSRC Fields of Research
39 - Education::3903 - Education systems::390304 - Primary education13 - Education::1302 - Curriculum and Pedagogy::130212 - Science, Technology and Engineering Curriculum and Pedagogy
39 - Education::3904 - Specialist studies in education::390405 - Educational technology and computing