The objective is not to create programmers – although some might choose that course – but to expose pupils to basic skills, and what the digital economy has in store. It also has the added benefit of helping to develop pupils’ capacity for problem-solving and logical thinking.
Coding is a part of that science, which ultimately is about computational thinking, interface design, data analysis, machine learning, cybersecurity, networking and robotics. In Britain, a study by the University of Roehampton found that fewer 16-year-olds in England are getting a computing qualification.
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