A Literature Review of Coding for Early Childhood
Reza Edwin Sulistyaningtyas1, Prasetyo Yuliantoro2, Dian Astiyani3, Chomisah Nugraheni4

1,3,4 Early Childhood Education, Universitas Muhammadiyah Magelang
2 Telecommunication Engineering, Intitut Teknologi Telkom Purwokerto

Abstract

Coding is an important skill in the 21st century. At the root of coding, computational thinking must first be built as a foundation. This article did a systematic search for articles on early childhood coding. A total of eight articles discusses coding for early childhood, the tools used, and the influence on early childhood development. The articles were selected based on the classification of the year published, age group, and learning outcome. The results show that the introduction of coding for early childhood can be carried out through plugged-in and unplugged activities. The effects of coding on early childhood development include increasing cognition abilities, communication, collaboration, creativity, executive function (planning, completing tasks, and decrease inhibition).

Keywords: coding- early childhood- computational thinking

Topic: Education