Computational Thinking with AHA! Island: Supporting Joint Media Engagement Between Children and Parents

April 27, 2020 | Media and Technology

AHA! Island is a new project that uses animation, live-action videos, and hands-on activities to support joint engagement of children and caregivers around computational thinking (CT) concepts and practices. Education Development Center (EDC), WGBH’s research partner for the project, conducted an impact study with 108 English-speaking families (4- to 5-year-old children and their families) to test the promise of this CT learning intervention.

Document

CT with AHA Island report.pdf

Associated Projects

Digital Media and Parent/Child Engagement Resources to Increase Preschool Computational Thinking

TEAM MEMBERS

Marisa Wolsky

Principal Investigator

WGBH

Heather Lavigne

Co-Principal Investigator

EDC

Jessica Andrews

Project Manager

WGBH

Ashley Lewis-Presser

Author

EDC

Leslie Cuellar

Author

EDC

Regan Vidiksis

Author

EDC

Camille Ferguson

Author

EDC

Citation

Funders

NSF

Funding Program: AISL

Award Number: 1612642

Funding Amount: $3,000,000

Resource Type: Reference Materials

Discipline: Computing and information science | Education and learning science

Audience: Pre-K Children (0-5) | Families | Parents/Caregivers

Environment Type: Media and Technology | Websites, Mobile Apps, and Online Media | Games, Simulations, and Interactives

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