Pembelajaran Coding sebagai Strategi Penguatan Computational Thinking di PAUD: Systematic Literature Review
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Computational Thinking, Coding, Anak Usia Dini, PAUDAbstract
Kemampuan computational thinking (CT) merupakan keterampilan yang harus dimiliki di abad 21 yang penting dikembangkan sejak usia dini untuk memperkuat dasar berfikir logis dan pemecahan masalah. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memahami penerapan kegiatan coding dalam pengembangan CT pada anak usia dini. Melalui metode systematic literature review (SLR) dan menggunakan panduan PRISMA, data dikumpulkan dari 77 artikel dari Scopus, ERIC, ScienceDirect, dan Google Scholar, dan terseleksi 16 artikel yang relevan. Penelitian ini menghasilkan tiga tema utama, yaitu: (1) efektivitas unplugged coding dalam membangun keterampilan dasar CT; (2) kontribusi plugged coding terhadap literasi digital dan kemampuan algoritmik; dan (3) tantangan implementasi pada konteks PAUD, termasuk kesiapan guru dan sarana. Kesimpulan menunjukkan bahwa kegiatan coding—baik unplugged maupun plugged—secara konsisten meningkatkan aspek CT seperti pengenalan pola, berpikir algoritmik, dan pemecahan masalah.
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