期刊名称：Journal of Theoretical and Applied Information Technology
印刷版ISSN：1992-8645
电子版ISSN：1817-3195
出版年度：2017
卷号：95
期号：18
页码：4385
出版社：Journal of Theoretical and Applied
摘要：As computational thinking is the basic ability for everyone has to learn, it is the essential preparation for future to educate young children with computational thinking. Activity-based learning strategies are a strategy to help cognitive growth of young children, and it can lead their learning effectively through specific manipulation activities and concrete expressions. Therefore, in this study, we selected a topic called Ladybug is going to find a way that is familiar to young children and appropriate for learning computational thinking. Based on the an activity-based learning strategy for young children, the activity- based program for computational thinking is consisted through the game using ladybug toys, the robot ladybug and concrete expressive activities. The studies progressed with three young children who were 5 years old and nine young children who were 6 years old. As a result, young children who participated in the computational thinking learning program using an activity-based learning strategy learned the subject with high interest in the class, and we found that this class could help improve the young childrens computational thinking.
关键词：Computational thinking; Activity based learning; Young children; Manipulation; Preschooler
