Hagen von Hermanni, Karla Müller, Steffen Jauch Abstract Digital devices and media have become commonplace in the hands of teachers and students alike, while it’s still seldom encountered in instructional settings in schools in Germany. Taking a closer look at… Read More ›
Science, Technology and Mathematics in the Digital Era
Teaching Computational Thinking to Primary School Students via Unplugged Programming Lessons
Hylke H Faber, Menno D M Wierdsma, Richard P Doornbos, Jan Salvador van der Ven, Kevin de Vette Abstract This paper focuses on an introductory course in computational thinking for students at their final year in primary school, carried out… Read More ›
The Teddy Bear Hospital. How to influence the attitude of kindergarten children towards doctors, hospitals and falling ill
Mart Ottenheim, Ruth van Sommeren Abstract Around the world Teddy Bear Hospitals are organized aiming to reduce children’s fear of hospitals, doctors and illnesses. In the Netherlands this project is organized in several cities by the International Federation of Medical… Read More ›
Iterative development of engineering in school teaching capacities in Danish primary and lower secondary schools.
Peer Schrøder Daugbjerg, Martin Krabbe Sillasen Abstract We have developed and performed a Teacher Professional Development (TPD) programme for introducing and implementing engineering in the primary and lower secondary school in Denmark. Engineering is a newcomer in Danish schools, and… Read More ›
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