The purpose of this study was to contribute to the knowledge of teachers work regarding programming as an educational tool to strengthen the school´s mission towards digital competence. To approach this issue, a qualitative approach was adopted and interviews were conducted with a limited number of teachers in primary school, working with pupils in the lower ages. The statements and stories from the respondents, constitutes the empirical basis of this study and has been analyzed and discussed on the basis of this study’s research background and framework theory. The results show that the informants find the new implementations relevant and challenging. The informants use different kinds of methods, within three overall strategies, when integrate programming in the mathematics curricula. The results also show that the informants believe that programming methods contributes to the development of skills such as strategies for problem solving, collaboration skills and evaluative thinking. We argue that the teacher´s positive views regarding programming in the curriculum has to do with the understanding of the societal development. We also argue that a more equal set of educational skills for teachers regarding how to teach programming should be an advantage for the equivalent school system.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:mdh-53404 |
| Date | January 2021 |
| Creators | Catherall, Jessica, Living, Rebecca |
| Publisher | Mälardalens högskola, Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation, Mälardalens högskola, Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| Relation | LÄRARUTBILDNINGEN, |
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