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http://dx.doi.org/10.14352/jkaie.2014.18.4.585

Analysis and Implication about Elementary Computer Education in India  

Shin, Seungki (Design and Technology, The University of Georgia)
Bae, Youngkwon (Dept. of Computer Education, Daegu National University of Education)
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Journal of The Korean Association of Information Education / v.18, no.4, 2014 , pp. 585-594 More about this Journal
Abstract
In terms of development for CMC computer science curriculum was started from 2006 year, and it was confirmed at 2013 year and adapting through 1 to 8 grade. CMC is focused on the "Develop computer fluency, not just computer literacy", "Develop thinking process skills, not just content mastery", and "Highlight the interconnectedness of knowledge, not just address a topic/subject in isolation" as a base of the curriculum. CMC have selected core factors which are Thinking process skills, Computer literacy integrated with fundamental concepts and thinking skills, Thematic integration, Spiral curriculum, and Scalability. Once CMC have been developed as a common computer curriculum by India government, both of computer training course and textbook development were conducted by government. In addition, they are trying to enforce the computer education. It suggests to Korea some significant points which were the necessity of Computer education as an independent subject and the requirement of Software education and Computational thinking as an educational content.
Keywords
Computer Education; India; Elementary;
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