Can computational thinking be improved by using a methodology based on metaphors and scratch to teach computer programming to children?

D Pérez-Marín, R Hijón-Neira, A Bacelo… - Computers in Human …, 2020 - Elsevier
Computational thinking (CT) is a key skill in the 21st century. However, it is not clear which is
the most effective way to acquire and improve CT. Big research efforts are made to …

[PDF][PDF] Mobile learning for special preschool education.

GK Kokkalia, AS Drigas - International journal of interactive mobile …, 2016 - academia.edu
Nowadays the development of the Mobile Learn-ing (ML) in children's progress is thought
significant. However, its role in special preschool education is recognized crucial, as it is a …

The effect of robotic coding education on preschoolers' problem solving and creative thinking skills

R Çakır, Ö Korkmaz, Ö İdil, FU Erdoğmuş - Thinking Skills and Creativity, 2021 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of robotics and coding instruction on
preschoolers' problem-solving skills and creative thinking abilities. Designed as a quasi …

May I teach you? Students' behavior when lectured by robotic vs. human teachers

C Fernández-Llamas, MA Conde… - Computers in Human …, 2018 - Elsevier
Social robots have been and are currently being used in many projects, research initiatives
and experiments, but we know relatively little about them compared to humans when …

Programming in a robotics context in the kindergarten classroom: The impact on sequencing skills

E Kazakoff, M Bers - Journal of Educational Multimedia and …, 2012 - learntechlib.org
This paper examines the impact of computer programming of robots on sequencing ability in
early childhood and the relationship between sequencing skills, class size, and teacher's …

Tangible programming in early childhood

MU Bers, MS Horn - High-tech tots: Childhood in a digital world, 2010 - books.google.com
BACKGROUND Our work is rooted in notions of developmentally appropriate practice
(DAP), a perspective within early childhood education concerned with creating learning …

[PDF][PDF] Estudio sobre la utilidad de la robótica educativa desde la perspectiva del docente

SM González - Revista de pedagogía, 2011 - redalyc.org
El presente estudio cualitativo es un análisis exploratorio desde la perspectiva de la Teoría
Fundamentada. Tuvo como objetivo determinar la utilidad de la Robótica Educativa (RE) …

Designing child-robot interaction with Robotito

E Bakała, J Visca, G Tejera, A Seré… - 2019 28th IEEE …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Computational thinking is a skill that is considered essential for the future generations.
Because of this it should be incorporated into the curricula as soon as possible. An …

A first proposal of Pedagogic Conversational Agents to develop Computational Thinking in children

EKM Urrutia, JM Ocaña, D Pérez-Marín… - Proceedings of the 5th …, 2017 - dl.acm.org
Pedagogic Conversational Agents are interactive systems that teach by talking to the
students. They have been used in several domains to develop competences such as …

Effect of educational robotic applications on students' cognitive outcomes

S Koca, R Çakir - Behaviour & Information Technology, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of LEGO-based educational applications
on students' academic motivation, reflective thinking skill towards problem solving, spatial …