Repetition does help retention with certain skills. Does that make learning at a computer terminal ok after hands on activities have been mastered? Or, too confusing?
"I equate coding to reading and writing and basic literacy,"
understanding what "code" is and knowing what's possible and what's not, when working with an IT team, is generally more important than being able to make apps yourself.
a girls-only camp, Katie CoderDojo, had its first session last month.
"Stating that there have so far been no independent studies "that unequivocally establish that computers and screens in the classroom makes learning any more effective," Spitzer goes so far as to recommend that digital media be banned from the classroom. Even more drastically, he writes: "In reality, using digital media in kindergarten or primary school is actually a way of getting children addicted.""