| Title |
Smart City Kids Lab: Creative Computing in Primary School |
| ID_Doc |
38056 |
| Authors |
Gomes, CA; Gomes, H; Rego, B; Sousa, B; Loureiro, M; Rocha, P |
| Title |
Smart City Kids Lab: Creative Computing in Primary School |
| Year |
2019 |
| Published |
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| DOI |
10.1109/siie48397.2019.8970130 |
| Abstract |
In recent years there is a growing interest in including programming activities in education, emphasizing the importance of children developing computer thinking since early ages. Block-based programming environments scaffold children to explore and learn programming in an easier way. In this paper we present a project supported by a theoretical framework that mobilizes constructionism, the maker movement, tinkering, and project-based learning, and a practical framework based on workshops with primary teachers. Primary school children developed computational thinking and creative computing skills, while they design and present ideas to turn their city a smart city. Results show the quality of the products developed using programming and robots and the impact that this approach can have in authentic learning. |
| Author Keywords |
Computational Thinking; Creative Computing Robotic; Project-Based Learning; Primary Schools |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Science (CPCI-S); Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Social Science & Humanities (CPCI-SSH) |
| EID |
WOS:000552410800022 |
| WoS Category |
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications; Computer Science, Theory & Methods; Education & Educational Research; Education, Scientific Disciplines |
| Research Area |
Computer Science; Education & Educational Research |
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