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ERIC Number: EJ1243184
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Mar
Pages: 12
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-2211-1662
EISSN: N/A
An Emerging Technology Report on Computational Toys in Early Childhood
Hamilton, Megan; Clarke-Midura, Jody; Shumway, Jessica F.; Lee, Victor R.
Technology, Knowledge and Learning, v25 n1 p213-224 Mar 2020
This emerging technology report describes computational toys as tools for learning and building computational thinking (CT) skills in young children. We present both a framework to categorize computational toys as well as a separate framework to evaluate the toys' effectiveness for teaching CT skills. We then apply our frameworks to thirty computational toys targeting children ages 5 and 6 years old. By identifying physical and ideational features of computational toys, educators and researchers will be able to apply our findings to practice and expand upon CT pedagogical research in young learners. Our future research goals include to investigate how CT skills can be observed and measured in early childhood education.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: 1842116