According to a survey conducted in October 2019, more than 41 percent of parents in Japan stated that building blocks, which can be combined freely, would help in preparing children for programming lessons in school. Less than one fifth of respondents mentioned books and applications that teach computational thinking. Programming classes will become compulsory in Japanese elementary schools by 2020.
Opinions of parents on toys that help children to prepare for compulsory programming lessons in elementary schools in Japan as of October 2019
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Nikkei. (October 24, 2019). Opinions of parents on toys that help children to prepare for compulsory programming lessons in elementary schools in Japan as of October 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078169/japan-parents-attitudes-toys-prepare-children-programming-classes/
Nikkei. "Opinions of parents on toys that help children to prepare for compulsory programming lessons in elementary schools in Japan as of October 2019." Chart. October 24, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078169/japan-parents-attitudes-toys-prepare-children-programming-classes/
Nikkei. (2019). Opinions of parents on toys that help children to prepare for compulsory programming lessons in elementary schools in Japan as of October 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078169/japan-parents-attitudes-toys-prepare-children-programming-classes/
Nikkei. "Opinions of Parents on Toys That Help Children to Prepare for Compulsory Programming Lessons in Elementary Schools in Japan as of October 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078169/japan-parents-attitudes-toys-prepare-children-programming-classes/
Nikkei, Opinions of parents on toys that help children to prepare for compulsory programming lessons in elementary schools in Japan as of October 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078169/japan-parents-attitudes-toys-prepare-children-programming-classes/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Opinions of parents on toys that help children to prepare for compulsory programming lessons in elementary schools in Japan as of October 2019 [Graph], Nikkei, October 24, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078169/japan-parents-attitudes-toys-prepare-children-programming-classes/
