Developing computational thinking through pattern recognition in early years education

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Author
Calderon, Ana
Crick, Tom
Tryfona, Catherine
Date
2015-07-13Acceptance date
2015-07-13
Type
Conference paper
Publisher
ACM Digital Library
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Alongside recent UK initiatives on computing education, coupled with demands for the development of broader societal digital competencies, we propose that computational thinking skills can be taught to early year students and highlight a method for teaching a specific aspect, namely pattern recognition. Although our example might appear specific to this context, we identify how this could readily be extended to a broader class of educational settings, proposing an underlying pedagogical framework. Finally, a proof-of-concept prototype, corresponding to the implementation of the method, is highlighted.
Journal/conference proceeding
Proceedings of the 2015 British HCI Conference;
Citation
Calderon, A.C., Crick, T. and Tryfona, C. (2015) 'Developing computational thinking through pattern recognition in early years education', Proceedings of the 2015 British HCI conference, 13 - 17 July, ACM, Lincoln. DOI: 10.1145/2783446.2783600.
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Paper presented at Proceedings of the 2015 British HCI conference, 13 - 17 July, ACM, Lincoln, available at: https://doi.org/10.1145/2783446.2783600.
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Cardiff Metropolitan University (Grant ID: Cardiff Metropolian (Internal))
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