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@article{ART002537156},
author={Myunghee Choi and Kwon, Sukjin},
title={Exploratory Research on Early Childhood Software Education: Focusing on the Computational Thinking of In-service Teachers},
journal={Global Creative Leader: Education & Learning },
issn={2234-7534},
year={2019},
volume={9},
number={5},
pages={159-180},
doi={10.34226/gcl.2019.9.5.159}

TY - JOUR
AU - Myunghee Choi
AU - Kwon, Sukjin
TI - Exploratory Research on Early Childhood Software Education: Focusing on the Computational Thinking of In-service Teachers
JO - Global Creative Leader: Education & Learning
PY - 2019
VL - 9
IS - 5
PB - Research Institute for Gifted & Talented Education, Soongsil University
SP - 159
EP - 180
SN - 2234-7534
AB - The purpose of this study is to explore the viability of software education in early childhood education. To this end, year five class teachers were trained in computational thinking for the purpose of employing software education. Through in-service teacher training, they developed an understanding of sub-constructs such as problem decomposition, pattern recognition, algorithm, abstraction, and debugging thinking, which compose computational thinking. After that, they try to evaluate children's computational thinking. This series of training programs improved teacher computational thinking from an average of 2.2 to 3.3(5-point Likert scale). In addition, it was confirmed through content and word cloud analysis that the computational thinking of the teacher was relatively close to expert level. Considering the link with elementary education, which requires software education, efforts are needed to provide in-service teacher training through a decentralized approach developed according to the situational needs of early childhood education institutions. Furthermore, software education is needed to improve the computational thinking of preservice teachers in preparation for societal demand.
KW - Early childhood education;software education;early childhood software education;computational thinking;inservice teacher training
DO - 10.34226/gcl.2019.9.5.159
ER -

Myunghee Choi and Kwon, Sukjin. (2019). Exploratory Research on Early Childhood Software Education: Focusing on the Computational Thinking of In-service Teachers. Global Creative Leader: Education & Learning , 9(5), 159-180.

Myunghee Choi and Kwon, Sukjin. 2019, "Exploratory Research on Early Childhood Software Education: Focusing on the Computational Thinking of In-service Teachers", Global Creative Leader: Education & Learning , vol.9, no.5 pp.159-180. Available from: doi:10.34226/gcl.2019.9.5.159

Myunghee Choi, Kwon, Sukjin "Exploratory Research on Early Childhood Software Education: Focusing on the Computational Thinking of In-service Teachers" Global Creative Leader: Education & Learning 9.5 pp.159-180 (2019) : 159.

Myunghee Choi, Kwon, Sukjin. Exploratory Research on Early Childhood Software Education: Focusing on the Computational Thinking of In-service Teachers. 2019; 9(5), 159-180. Available from: doi:10.34226/gcl.2019.9.5.159

Myunghee Choi and Kwon, Sukjin. "Exploratory Research on Early Childhood Software Education: Focusing on the Computational Thinking of In-service Teachers" Global Creative Leader: Education & Learning 9, no.5 (2019) : 159-180.doi: 10.34226/gcl.2019.9.5.159

Myunghee Choi; Kwon, Sukjin. Exploratory Research on Early Childhood Software Education: Focusing on the Computational Thinking of In-service Teachers. Global Creative Leader: Education & Learning , 9(5), 159-180. doi: 10.34226/gcl.2019.9.5.159

Myunghee Choi; Kwon, Sukjin. Exploratory Research on Early Childhood Software Education: Focusing on the Computational Thinking of In-service Teachers. Global Creative Leader: Education & Learning . 2019; 9(5) 159-180. doi: 10.34226/gcl.2019.9.5.159

Myunghee Choi, Kwon, Sukjin. Exploratory Research on Early Childhood Software Education: Focusing on the Computational Thinking of In-service Teachers. 2019; 9(5), 159-180. Available from: doi:10.34226/gcl.2019.9.5.159

Myunghee Choi and Kwon, Sukjin. "Exploratory Research on Early Childhood Software Education: Focusing on the Computational Thinking of In-service Teachers" Global Creative Leader: Education & Learning 9, no.5 (2019) : 159-180.doi: 10.34226/gcl.2019.9.5.159