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Analysis of Computational Thinking in Children’s Literature for K-6 Students: Literature as a Non-Programming Unplugged Resource
Journal of Educational Computing Research ( IF 4.345 ) Pub Date : 2021-03-24 , DOI: 10.1177/07356331211004048
Evan David Ballard 1 , Rachelle Haroldson 1
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As schools and districts across the United States adopt computer science standards and curriculum for K-12 computer science education, they look to integrate the foundational concepts of computational thinking (CT) into existing core subjects of elementary-age students. Research has shown the effectiveness of teaching CT elements (abstraction, generalization, decomposition, algorithmic thinking, debugging) using non-programming, unplugged approaches. These approaches address common barriers teachers face with lack of knowledge, familiarity, or technology tools. Picture books and graphic novels present an unexplored non-programming, unplugged resource for teachers to integrate computational thinking into their CT or CT-integrated lessons. This analysis examines 27 picture books and graphic novels published between 2015 and 2020 targeted to K-6 students for representation of computational thinking elements. Using the computational thinking curriculum framework for K-6, we identify the grade-level competencies of the CT elements featured in the books compared to the books’ target age groups. We compare grade-level competencies to interest level to identify each CT element representation as “foundational,” “on-target,” or “advanced.” We conclude that literature offers teachers a non-programming unplugged resource to expose students to CT and enhance CT and CT-integrated lessons, while also personalizing learning based on CT readiness and interest level.



中文翻译:

K-6学生儿童文学中的计算思维分析:文学作为一种非程序性的无插入资源

随着美国各地的学校和地区采用计算机科学标准和课程进行K-12计算机科学教育,他们希望将计算思维(CT)的基本概念整合到现有的基本年龄学生的核心学科中。研究表明,使用非编程,不插电的方法来教授CT元素(抽象,概括,分解,算法思维,调试)是有效的。这些方法解决了教师因缺乏知识,熟悉程度或技术工具而面临的常见障碍。图画书和图画小说为教师提供了一种未经开发的,无需编程的,不插电的资源,可用于将计算思想整合到他们的CT或CT集成课程中。该分析研究了2015年至2020年之间出版的针对K-6学生的27本图画书和图画小说,以表示计算思维要素。使用针对K-6的计算思维课程框架,我们确定了与书籍的目标年龄组相比,书籍中包含的CT元素的年级水平。我们将年级水平能力与兴趣水平进行比较,以将每种CT元素表示确定为“基础”,“目标上”或“高级”。我们得出的结论是,文献为教师提供了一种非编程的,不插电的资源,可以使学生接触CT,并增强CT和CT的综合课程,同时还可以根据CT的准备程度和兴趣水平对学习进行个性化设置。我们将书中精选的CT元素的等级能力与书的目标年龄组进行比较。我们将年级水平的能力与兴趣水平进行比较,以将每种CT要素表示确定为“基础”,“按目标”或“高级”。我们得出的结论是,文献为教师提供了一种非编程的,不插电的资源,可以使学生接触CT,并增强CT和CT的综合课程,同时还可以根据CT的准备程度和兴趣水平对学习进行个性化设置。我们将书中精选的CT元素的等级能力与书的目标年龄组进行比较。我们将年级水平的能力与兴趣水平进行比较,以将每种CT要素表示确定为“基础”,“按目标”或“高级”。我们得出的结论是,文献为教师提供了一种非编程的,不插电的资源,可以使学生接触CT,并增强CT和CT的综合课程,同时还可以根据CT的准备程度和兴趣水平对学习进行个性化设置。

更新日期:2021-03-25
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