CyberPLAYce—A tangible, interactive learning tool fostering children’s computational thinking through storytelling
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Storytelling enhances creative capacities when learning CT concepts.
“Further studies, as indicated in [14, 62], have also validated the role of storytelling in enhancing creative capacities when learning CT concepts.”
From ChatScratch: An AI-Augmented System Toward Autonomous Visual Programming Learning for Children Aged 6-12 (2024) · cites this paper as [62]
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- Authors
- Soleimani, A., Herro, D., & Green, K. E.
- Affiliations
- Kennesaw State University (US)
- Clemson University (US)
- Cornell University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Soleimani, Arash
- Venue
- International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2019-06
- Volume
- 20
- Pages
- 9-23
- ISSN
- 2212-8689 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2911341033
- Cited by
- 31
- References
- 57
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 1
- FWCI
- 2.71
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Update notices
- erratum (2024-09-01)
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Science Applications › Teaching and Learning Programming
- Social Sciences › Education › Child Development and Digital Technology
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Speech and Hearing › Digital Storytelling and Education
- Keywords
- computational thinking, storytelling, cyber-physical interaction, children's programming, participatory design, research through design, child engagement
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