Coding activities for children: Coupling eye-tracking with qualitative data to investigate gender differences

• Published in: Computers in human behavior Vol. 105; p. 105939
• Main Authors: Papavlasopoulou, Sofia, Sharma, Kshitij, Giannakos, Michail N.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elmsford Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2020; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: Children; Coding; Computational thinking; Eye-tracking; Gender aspects; Gender differences; Learning strategies; Programming environments; Qualitative analysis; Students; Tracking; Computational thinking; Gender differences; Coding; Eye-tracking; Learning strategies

Computational thinking and coding are becoming an integral part of K-12 education, with female students being underrepresented in such subjects. The proliferation of technological tools and programming environments offers the opportunity for creative coding activities for children and increases the...