Research On Coding Education For Kids In USA

In the digital age,coding education for kids has become an important way to improve the quality of the people and train high-quality computer talents around the world.In July 2017,the State Council issued the "Notice of the State Council on Printing and Distributing the New Generation of Artificial Intelligence Development Plan",which explicitly proposed the establishment of artificial intelligence-related courses in primary and secondary schools,gradually promoted coding education,and encouraged social forces to develop teaching software and game.The document issued a signal that the country is vigorously promoting coding education for kids.And domestic coding education for kids showed a carpet-like outbreak.A large amount of capital inflow made the market begin to take shape.Our country's coding education for kids entered a "climax period".This paper uses the literature analysis method and case method to study American coding education for kids.Coding education for kids is based on Piaget 's “constructivist” theory and started with Seymour Papert's Logo programming language.But it wasn't until the "Hour of code" program swept the world that it was really incorporated into the education system as a new branch of education.The "Hour of code" curriculum design has injected soul into the coding education for kids,from pilot activities to school courses,from block coding for pre-school children to Computer Science Fundamentals in elementary schools,from basic concepts to program creation,and high school courses are also integrated into Advanced Placement courses help students learn in-depth programming expertise and skills at the university.Although the shortage of teachers and the serious imbalance of the learner structure have greatly affected the development of coding education for kids in America,computational thinking as the core,taking into account the depth and breadth of the curriculum,focusing on practice,pointing to the interaction with reality,"Hour of code" program promotes the popularization of American coding education for kids and has important reference significance for our country: Cultivate computational thinking in practice,set up a flexible and diverse curriculum system,adhere to ability and establish a sustainable teacher professional development model.