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A K-6 computational thinking curriculum framework: implications for teacher knowledge
Citation
Angeli, C and Voogt, J and Fluck, A and Webb, M and Cox, M and Malyn-Smith, J and Zagami, J, A K-6 computational thinking curriculum framework: implications for teacher knowledge, Educational Technology and Society, 9, (3) pp. 47-57. ISSN 1436-4522 (2016) [Refereed Article]
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Abstract
Adding computer science as a separate school subject to the core K-6 curriculum is a complex issue with educational challenges. The authors herein address two of these challenges: (1) the design of the curriculum based on a generic computational thinking framework, and (2) the knowledge teachers need to teach the curriculum. The first issue is discussed within a perspective of designing an authentic computational thinking curriculum with a focus on real-world problems. The second issue is addressed within the framework of technological pedagogical content knowledge explicating in detail the body of knowledge that teachers need to have to be able to teach computational thinking in a K-6 environment. An example of how these ideas can be applied in practice is also given. While it is recognized there is a lack of adequate empirical evidence in terms of the effectiveness of the frameworks proposed herein, it is expected that our knowledge and research base will dramatically increase over the next several years, as more countries around the world add computer science as a separate school subject to their K-6 curriculum.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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| Keywords: | computational thinking curriculum, pedagogical content knowledge, technological pedagogical content knowledge, teacher preparation, K-6 |
| Research Division: | Education |
| Research Group: | Specialist Studies in Education |
| Research Field: | Educational Technology and Computing |
| Objective Division: | Education and Training |
| Objective Group: | Curriculum |
| Objective Field: | Syllabus and Curriculum Development |
| Author: | Fluck, A (Dr Andrew Fluck) |
| ID Code: | 110032 |
| Year Published: | 2016 |
| Deposited By: | Education |
| Deposited On: | 2016-07-12 |
| Last Modified: | 2017-06-06 |
| Downloads: | 31 View Download Statistics |
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