TY - JOUR
T1 - Fostering Computational Thinking and Social-emotional Skills in Children with ADHD and/or ASD
T2 - a Scoping Review
AU - Oswald, Christina
AU - Paleczek, Lisa
AU - Maitz, Katharina
AU - Husny, Maximilian
AU - Gasteiger-Klicpera, Barbara
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023, The Author(s).
PY - 2023/4
Y1 - 2023/4
N2 - Although Computational Thinking (CT) is considered an essential 21st century skill, little is known about teaching CT to students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and/or attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). To address this gap in the research, we conducted a scoping review to identify those approaches promoting programming skills and/or CT in children aged 6–15 with ASD and/or ADHD. We also investigated which other skills were simultaneously fostered and examined the challenges and benefits reported in the interventions undertaken. Results indicate that fostering programming and/or CT in students with ASD and/or ADHD has a beneficial effect. CT-related skills acquired by such students were found to persist beyond the intervention period and were often associated with an improvement in student social-emotional competences.
AB - Although Computational Thinking (CT) is considered an essential 21st century skill, little is known about teaching CT to students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and/or attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). To address this gap in the research, we conducted a scoping review to identify those approaches promoting programming skills and/or CT in children aged 6–15 with ASD and/or ADHD. We also investigated which other skills were simultaneously fostered and examined the challenges and benefits reported in the interventions undertaken. Results indicate that fostering programming and/or CT in students with ASD and/or ADHD has a beneficial effect. CT-related skills acquired by such students were found to persist beyond the intervention period and were often associated with an improvement in student social-emotional competences.
KW - Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
KW - Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
KW - Elementary and secondary education; Special needs education; Computational Thinking
KW - Social-emotional competencies
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85151491165&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s40489-023-00369-3
DO - 10.1007/s40489-023-00369-3
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85151491165
SN - 2195-7177
JO - Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
JF - Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
ER -