Class
Article
College
Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services
Faculty Mentor
Jody Clarke-Midura
Presentation Type
Poster Presentation
Abstract
A number of commercial toys have been developed and marketed for young children that purportedly support the development of computational thinking and coding skills. However, we have yet to specify how these toys are supposed to support computational thinking. In this poster, we provide an initial examination of designed features in 20 commercial toys marketed to 5 and 6-year-old children.
Location
The North Atrium
Start Date
4-12-2018 9:00 AM
End Date
4-12-2018 10:15 AM
An Initial Examination of Designed Features to Support Computational Thinking in Commercial Early Childhood Toys
The North Atrium
A number of commercial toys have been developed and marketed for young children that purportedly support the development of computational thinking and coding skills. However, we have yet to specify how these toys are supposed to support computational thinking. In this poster, we provide an initial examination of designed features in 20 commercial toys marketed to 5 and 6-year-old children.