Computational Thinking and Interaction Geography

Explore how preschoolers develop understanding of spatial concepts and computational thinking while navigating a programmable robot during guided play.

This page presents work by Ilene Berson and colleagues who use interaction geography as part of their approach to explore spatial reasoning and computational thinking in early childhood education.

Visualizing child-teacher-robot movement
Figure 1. Visualizing the movement of a child, teacher, and programmable robot Sphero during a 5-minute excerpt of classroom interaction.
Visualizing child-teacher movement and conversation
Figure 2. Visualizing child-teacher movement and conversation during the activity over space and time.

Related Publications

Berson, I.R., Berson, M.J., McKinnon, C., Aradhya, D., Alyaeesh, M., Luo, W., & Shapiro, B.R. (2023). An exploration of robot programming as a foundation for spatial reasoning and computational thinking in preschoolers' guided play. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 65, 57–67.