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Coding and Computational Thinking in Early Childhood: The Impact of ScratchJr in Europe
2018
European Journal of STEM Education
In recent years, there has been an increased effort to introduce coding and computational thinking in early childhood education. In accordance with the international trend, programming has become an increasingly growing focus in European education. With over 9.5 million iOS downloads, ScratchJr is the most popular freely available introductory programming language for young children (ages 5-7). This paper provides an overview of ScratchJr, and the powerful ideas from computer science it is
doi:10.20897/ejsteme/3868
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