不插电活动对幼儿计算思维的影响——基于年龄与性别的比较

The Effects of Unplugged Activities on Preschoolers’Computational Thinking— A Comparison Based on Age and Gender

中文关键词:  幼儿；不插电活动；计算思维；年龄；性别

英文关键词:preschoolers， unplugged activity， computational thinking， age， gender

中文摘要:

      在人工智能时代，计算思维被认为是个体应该具备的核心素养能力之一。不插电活动实施方便，技术门槛较低，是幼儿阶段培养计算思维的主要方式之一。该研究采用准实验研究法，以幼儿园中班和大班儿童为对象，对不插电活动对幼儿计算思维的影响，以及不同年龄和性别幼儿的效果差异进行了深入考查。研究结果表明，不插电活动能够显著促进幼儿的计算思维发展，大班幼儿的学习效果明显好于中班幼儿；男童和女童的计算思维水平没有显著差异，但不插电活动中的行为表现存在一定的性别差异。上述研究结果为设计和实施幼儿计算思维教育，提供了参考和借鉴。

英文摘要:

      In the era of artificial intelligence， computational thinking is considered an essential competency that individuals should have. Unplugged activity， which are convenient to implement with low technical thresholds， are one of the main methods for developing computational thinking in preschoolers. Using a quasi-experimental design， this study fully examines the effect of unplugged activities on the computational thinking of children from two grades in kindergartens （middle classes and senior classes） and the difference in effects based on their ages and genders. The results indicate that unplugged activities have a signifi? cant effect on the development of children’s computational thinking， with the children from senior classes showing more notice? able learning effects than those from middle classes， and although there is no significant difference between boys and girls in com? putational thinking levels， certain behaviors in unplugged activities reflects some gender difference. These findings can provide references for designing and implementing computational thinking education for preschoolers.