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024 7 |a 10.1002/fer3.66  |2 doi 
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045 0 |b d20241201 
100 1 |a Lemley, Breniel  |u Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA 
245 1 |a Exploring parents' perceptions of computational thinking and its role in children's television 
260 |b John Wiley & Sons, Inc.  |c Dec 1, 2024 
513 |a Journal Article 
520 3 |a The rise in children's media use and the prioritization of STEM learning has led to the development of new STEM‐related apps, TV shows, and other media for young children, with several recent examples focused on computational thinking (CT). Learning CT at a young age can be beneficial to children's analytical and problem solving skills. Positive effects of educational media are best realized when the learning is scaffolded by a caregiver, but the ability of parents to scaffold CT lessons is understudied. This study explores parents' perceptions, understanding, and recognition of the CT cues embedded in a new television show for preschoolers. Qualitative semi‐structured interviews were conducted with 30 parents who, together with their children (ages 4–6), viewed two episodes of a new series. Interviews were transcribed and coded using thematic analysis. Most participants had never heard of CT before. When asked to define it, many parents highlighted aspects of CT in their definitions; however, their examples illustrated limited understanding of how CT might be taught to young children. Although some parents had reservations regarding the abstractness and age‐appropriateness of the topic, parents believed CT was an important topic for their children to learn. Research has shown that scaffolding can be beneficial to promoting CT learning in young children. Therefore, for creators of CT‐focused content, it is important that the curricular focus and learning goals are made very clear so that parents and caregivers can scaffold the material in a way that effectively supports their children's learning. 
610 4 |a Department of Education Bureau of Labor Statistics 
651 4 |a United States--US 
653 |a Problem solving 
653 |a Students 
653 |a Mathematics education 
653 |a STEM education 
653 |a Television programs 
653 |a Childrens television 
653 |a Kindergarten 
653 |a Science education 
653 |a Preschool education 
653 |a Children & youth 
653 |a Occupations 
653 |a Learning 
653 |a Parents & parenting 
653 |a Elementary School Mathematics 
653 |a Departments 
653 |a Educational Radio 
653 |a Caregivers 
653 |a After School Programs 
653 |a Control Groups 
653 |a Addition 
653 |a Elementary School Science 
653 |a Computers 
653 |a Games 
653 |a Young Children 
653 |a Elementary Education 
653 |a Educational Change 
653 |a Coding 
653 |a Elementary Schools 
653 |a Educational Assessment 
653 |a Elementary Secondary Education 
653 |a College Readiness 
653 |a Educational Media 
653 |a Educational Facilities Improvement 
653 |a Educational Television 
653 |a Early Childhood Education 
653 |a Algorithms 
653 |a Informal Education 
700 1 |a Aladé, Fashina  |u Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA 
773 0 |t Future in Educational Research  |g vol. 2, no. 4 (Dec 1, 2024), p. 422-439 
786 0 |d ProQuest  |t Publicly Available Content Database 
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