Playful and Meaningful Learning of Programming. What does it Take to Integrate an App-Based Game Promoting Digital Mathematics into Early Childhood Education?
By: Linda Barman and Susanne Kjällander
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.16993/dfl.203 | Journal eISSN: 2001-7480
Language: English
Page range: 165 - 178
Submitted on: Nov 19, 2021
Accepted on: Sep 27, 2022
Published on: Nov 15, 2022
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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