Practice and Verification of the Computer Programming Class with Scratch in an Elementary School

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  • 小学校におけるScratchを用いたプログラミング授業の実践と検証
  • ショウガッコウ ニ オケル Scratch オ モチイタ プログラミング ジュギョウ ノ ジッセン ト ケンショウ

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<p></p><p>Based on the July, 2013 cabinet decision, “Declaration on the Creation of the World’s Most Advanced IT Nation” and the obligation to provide computer programming instruction in elementary schools starting in 2020, various types of computer programming instruction have been recently attempted. In this study, about 20 sixth grade pupils in computer programming classes were introduced to a visual programming tool, called Scratch. Five classes were taken in the Period for Integrated Studies not to interfere with the students’ regular school day. Using information found from tests on labyrinths, the students’ artwork, and each student’s impression of the course from before and after the class was introduced, the student’s ability to use programming thinking logically, and to combine the control structure of programming (sequence, iteration, selection), was evaluated. It was found that most of the pupils already were able to construct an algorithm composed of sequences and iteration, although they did not fully understand selection. Moreover, the study revealed that most of the pupils have interest in computer programming learning.</p><p></p>

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