Class
Article
College
Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services
Department
Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences Department
Faculty Mentor
Hillary Swanson
Presentation Type
Poster Presentation
Abstract
Few studies have examined the nature of learning involved when young children engage with tangible robotics toys, particularly from a cognitive perspective. We use the tool incorporation mechanism from cognitive and motor neuroscience studies to describe the development of computational thinking (CT) during early childhood. We characterize the development of CT through participation in screen-free coding tasks as learning symbol-based control.
Location
Logan, UT
Start Date
4-11-2023 12:30 PM
End Date
4-11-2023 1:30 PM
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How Does Embodied Doing Become Thinking? A Motor Control Characterization of CT
Logan, UT
Few studies have examined the nature of learning involved when young children engage with tangible robotics toys, particularly from a cognitive perspective. We use the tool incorporation mechanism from cognitive and motor neuroscience studies to describe the development of computational thinking (CT) during early childhood. We characterize the development of CT through participation in screen-free coding tasks as learning symbol-based control.