Educational Robotics Intervention to Foster Computational Thinking in Preschoolers: Effects of Children’s Task Engagement

• Published in: Frontiers in psychology Vol. 13; p. 904761
• Main Authors: Gerosa, Anaclara, Koleszar, Víctor, Tejera, Gonzalo, Gómez-Sena, Leonel, Carboni, Alejandra
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A 21.06.2022
• Subjects: cognitive development; computational thinking; early childhood; preschool; Psychology; robotics; task engagement

Computational thinking (CT) is a broadly used term in education to refer to the cognitive processes underlying the application of computer science concepts and strategies of problem-solving. Recent literature has pointed out the value of children acquiring computational thinking skills (i.e., unders...