日本小学编程教育必修化及启示

Research on the Inspiration of Compulsory Programming Education in Primary School in Japan

随着信息和数字技术的不断发展,计算思维和创新思维逐渐成为个体适应未来社会的必备素养。而编程教育作为培养个体计算思维和创新思维的重要途径之一,也成为当前各国基础教育体系的重要组成部分。2016年,日本政府提出自2020年开始实施日本小学编程教育必修化。经过几年的发展,日本小学编程教育工作涌现出很多新理念、新思路、新做法。文章通过对日本小学编程教育的相关资料进行梳理分析,总结了日本小学编程教育必修化的背景及主要措施,分析了日本小学编程教育必修化的特点及难点,以期对我国小学编程教育工作的开展提供有益启示。

With the continuous development of information and digital technology,computational thinking and innovative thinking have gradually become the necessary qualities for individuals to adapt to the future society.Programming education,as one of methods that can cultivate computational thinking and innovative thinks,has become an important part of the basic education system in various countries.In 2016,the Japanese government planned to initiate compulsory Japanese primary school programming education from 2020.In recent years,Japanese primary school programming education has been in full swing,there emerging many new concepts,ideas and practices worthy of reference in China.This paper reviews and analyzes the top-level design of Japanese primary school programming education,hoping to bring some reference to the development of primary school programming education in China.