Computational Thinking in Junior Classrooms in New Zealand

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dc.citation.issue2
dc.citation.volume24
dc.contributor.authorIrons JMM
dc.contributor.authorHartnett M
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-03T02:56:45Z
dc.date.available2024-05-03T02:56:45Z
dc.date.issued2020-12-15
dc.description.abstractFrom 2020, the New Zealand technology curriculum will include computational thinking. The new curriculum content is being introduced to students from five-years-old onwards. In preparation for its introduction, online resources have been developed for teachers, including junior teachers (who teach new entrants to year three), that contain progress outcomes, lesson plans, exemplars and assessments. However, it is unclear whether New Zealand junior teachers are sufficiently prepared to teach computational thinking and what factors influence their preparedness to teach the new curriculum. This research explored the experiences of a small group of junior school teachers in the year prior to the official introduction of the technology curriculum. Research findings highlight that factors including professional development, assessment, schoolwide support, and time availability influence the uptake of the computational thinking curriculum by teachers in New Zealand junior classrooms.
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dc.format.pagination28-42
dc.identifier.citationIrons JMM, Hartnett M. (2020). Computational Thinking in Junior Classrooms in New Zealand. Journal of Open, Flexible and Distance Learning. 24. 2. (pp. 28-42).
dc.identifier.doi10.61468/jofdl.v24i2.425
dc.identifier.eissn1179-7673
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.issn1179-7665
dc.identifier.urihttps://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/69486
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherFlexible Learning Association of New Zealand (FLANZ)
dc.publisher.urihttp://www.jofdl.nz/index.php/JOFDL/article/view/425
dc.relation.isPartOfJournal of Open, Flexible and Distance Learning
dc.rights(c) The Author/s
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-ND 3.0
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/deed.en
dc.subjectComputational thinking
dc.subjecttechnology curriculum
dc.subjectprofessional development
dc.subjectNew Zealand
dc.subjectjunior teachers
dc.subjectK-12
dc.titleComputational Thinking in Junior Classrooms in New Zealand
dc.typeJournal article
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