According to a survey conducted in October 2019, almost 24 percent of parents in Japan wanted to buy toys that teach computational thinking in order to prepare their children for programming lessons in school. Programming lessons will become compulsory in Japanese elementary schools by 2020. Close to eight percent of parents were willing to learn programming themselves through correspondence or online courses.
What parents want to do as preparation for their children's compulsory programming lessons in elementary school in Japan as of October 2019
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Nikkei. (October 24, 2019). What parents want to do as preparation for their children's compulsory programming lessons in elementary school in Japan as of October 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078240/japan-how-parents-prepare-children-compulsory-programming-classes/
Nikkei. "What parents want to do as preparation for their children's compulsory programming lessons in elementary school in Japan as of October 2019." Chart. October 24, 2019. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078240/japan-how-parents-prepare-children-compulsory-programming-classes/
Nikkei. (2019). What parents want to do as preparation for their children's compulsory programming lessons in elementary school in Japan as of October 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078240/japan-how-parents-prepare-children-compulsory-programming-classes/
Nikkei. "What Parents Want to Do as Preparation for Their Children's Compulsory Programming Lessons in Elementary School in Japan as of October 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078240/japan-how-parents-prepare-children-compulsory-programming-classes/
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