Cubeling: Building connections between spatial reasoning and computational thinking
Résumé
This theoretical/pedagogical based paper examines a technology supported teaching episode, which focussed on the relationship between building a block structure in a virtual environment, and coding the instructions to build the structure, when using an iPad application called Cubeling. We suggest that the use of Cubeling can support children, via the use of two key representations, in developing both their computational thinking and their spatial reasoning. We discuss our initial observations and reflections from a series of lessons where children in Grade 5 (age 10-11) used the Cubeling app to build virtual three-dimensional (3D) structures. We conclude by suggesting further avenues of research to investigate the connection between computational thinking and spatial reasoning and the role of a digital tool in supporting learning in both domains.
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