Digital literacy should start from preschool age – Mehr News Agency | Iran and world’s news

According to the Mehr correspondent, Rezvan Hakimzadeh at the opening ceremony and explaining the program to improve the programming skills and digital literacy of primary school students and teachers, which was held this morning, said: “The primary school is the foundation of education.” Primary deputy with a view to the era Pasakrona Based on the solution 17-3 سندتحول Based on improving and improving the methods of education, Bonyamin has designed the transformation plan “Improving the programming skills and digital literacy of elementary school students and teachers”.

He stated that in the first step, we will cover 5% of the schools under this plan, and said: “Considering the two years of experience in education in the context of the transformation plan technology, we did many studies and finally prepared the plan, which is the first transformation plan.” The government is the thirteenth.

He explained why and the importance of implementing this plan and said: two years In the past, we experienced a situation where cyberspace, due to the spread of Corona, was somehow imposed on educational systems, but this compulsion showed us that if we plan, we can use the technology platform. Effective Have.

The Deputy Minister of Primary Education of the Ministry of Education explained: Pasakrona Using experiences two years In the past, teaching in the context of technology and understanding the importance of face-to-face education and the irreplaceable role of the teacher that no technology will replace, we have a plan to combine the capabilities of technology and face-to-face training in a way Effective Let’s benefit.

Hakimzadeh said that comparative studies have been conducted in the field of elementary school curricula: “Based on the studies, we found that many countries in the world have started programming skills and digital literacy from preschool age and is a ground for students to enter this field.” A large part of the transformation programs of education in the primary school has been related to these trainings.

He added: “We have one-dimensional experiences in the country; One-dimensional means without a comprehensive view and considering the various dimensions of this field, only on technical skills, ie coding Let’s work, while from an educational perspective this package includes digital literacy, network design, computational thinking skills, and learning algorithms.

Hakimzadeh said: “These skills have five main benefits for teaching from an early age; First that coding And programming is a kind of literacy in this age. Second, future careers are based on the digital space, and if we want to prepare students to independently create job opportunities for themselves, we must be aware that the world of the future is the digital world, and they must learn these skills. Third, in strengthening problem-solving skills in children Effective And helps them to endure failures and persevere Upgrade Find. It can also develop other skills, including language skills. Our goal is for these trainings to take place in contexts tailored to the needs of childhood and to attract our students to participate with enthusiasm.