Exploring age and gender differences of computational thinkers in primary school: A developmental perspective

• Published in: Journal of computer assisted learning Vol. 38; no. 1; pp. 60 - 75
• Main Authors: Jiang, Shan, Wong, Gary K. W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.02.2022; Wiley; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Age; Age Differences; Cognitive Development; Computation; computational thinking; Curricula; Elementary School Students; Gender aspects; gender difference; Gender Differences; Generalization; Grade 4; Grade 5; Grade 6; instructional strategy; Intervention; Learning; Learning Readiness; Operators; Pattern recognition; primary school; Problem solving; Programming; Progressions; Skills; Students; Thinking Skills

Over the past decade, the call to foster computational thinking (CT) in every child has received considerable attention. However, there is little understanding of whether children are developmentally ready to think computationally and what specific CT concepts and skills can be developed at various...