What Are We Doing When We Teach Computing in Schools?

Experts suggest that research on the cognitive, educational, and policy dimensions of teaching computing is critical to achieving computer literacy. They suggest that schools need to be properly equipped and have well-trained teachers to teach children computing and achieve computer literacy. An accompanying set of considered and detailed programs of research is also needed to teach children computing and achieve computer literacy. Cognitive research needs to be undertaken to discover how children acquire computational concepts asking questions as to whether there is a best order for the presentation of concepts, or whether pedagogically focused initial programming environments are a more productive way to learn than real language teaching in addition to complement to efforts in mathematical and natural language education.