Dr. Weipeng Yang, Education University of Hong Kong
Seminar: 12:00 – 13:00 Friday 15th September, 2023, Charles Street, Sheffield Institute of Education: Recording
Educational smart devices such as programmable robotics provide children with a playful learning experience to optimize their development in cognitive and physical abilities, social skills and emotional well-being. Across the globe, educational policy and curricula have led to a focus on the role of computing education in promoting early childhood learning and development. Dr Weipeng Yang will share the theoretical and empirical underpinnings for developing a story-inspired robot programming (SIRP) curriculum for young children. These key considerations altogether present an innovative pedagogical approach to STEAM education in early childhood. This pedagogical approach will inform a new way to engage young children in quality STEM/ STEAM education and understanding the digital world.
Presentation RP STEAM – SHU (PDF)
Key References
Rusk, N., Resnick, M., Berg, R., & Pezalla-Granlund, M. (2008). New pathways into robotics: Strategies for broadening participation. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 17(1), 59-69.
Su, J., Yang, W., & Zhong, Y. (2022). Influences of gender and socioeconomic status on children’s use of robotics in early childhood education: A systematic review. Early Education and Development. https://doi.org/10.1080/10409289.2022.2078617
Sun, L., Hu, L., Zhou, D., Yang, W., & Wang, X. (2020). STEM learning attitude predicts computational thinking skills among primary school students. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcal.12493
Yang, W., Ng, D. T. K., & Su, J. (2023). The impact of story-inspired programming on preschool children’s computational thinking: A multi-group experiment. Thinking Skills and Creativity, 47, 101218.
Yang, W., Ng, D. T. K., & Gao, H. (2022). Robot programming versus block play in early childhood education: Effects on computational thinking, sequencing ability, and self‐regulation. British Journal of Educational Technology, 53(6), 1817-1841.
Yang, W., Luo, H., & Su, J. (2022). Towards inclusiveness and sustainability of robot programming in early childhood: Child engagement, learning outcomes and teacher perception. British Journal of Educational Technology, 53(6), 1486-1510
Biography
Dr. Weipeng Yang (wyang@eduhk.hk) is an Assistant Professor at the Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. He specializes in early childhood curriculum and pedagogy, with a focus on STEAM education, computational thinking, and sociocultural effects. Dr. Yang serves as an Editor of the Journal of Research in Childhood Education (JRCE) and an Associate Editor of the Journal for the Study of Education and Development. He is the Founder of the Early Childhood Learning Sciences (ECLS) Lab. He is also a British Curriculum Forum Steering Group Member, and Curriculum, Assessment and Pedagogy SIG Convenor at British Educational Research Association and serves on several editorial boards, including Early Childhood Research Quarterly, Early Education and Development, The Curriculum Journal, ECNU Review of Education, and SN Social Sciences.
New Book:
Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) Education in the Early Years: Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
Edited By Weipeng Yang, Sarika Kewalramani, Jyoti Senthil
ISBN 9781032405681
December 5, 2023 by Routledge