Resumen
La presente investigación evalúa la potencialidad de una intervención educativa para desarrollar el Pensamiento Computacional (PC) en alumnado de Educación Infantil de 4 a 6 años (N=82). Se trata de una propuesta lúdica apoyada en un relato protagonizado por un robot, que el alumnado debe codificar para avanzar por un escenario físico y superar distintos desafíos interactuando con aplicaciones digitales y de Realidad Aumentada (RA). La investigación es pre-experimental, adopta una metodología descriptiva y comparativa utilizando un pre-test/post-test que registra el nivel de PC a partir de sus habilidades plasmadas: pensamiento algorítmico, generalización, abstracción, descomposición y evaluación. Los resultados evidencian la contribución de la propuesta para incrementar el PC de la mayoría del alumnado, independientemente de la variable género y edad. El alumnado con ACNEAE también ha incrementado su nivel de PC aunque con mayores dificultades. Todos se iniciaron en la codificación robótica, lo que contribuyó a activar e impulsar su orientación espacial, lateralidad, capacidad de conteo, coordinación óculo-manual, razonamiento lógico, etc. A modo de conclusión, se subraya que la utilización de una narrativa lúdica ha promovido la conexión del alumnado con la historia y la empatía con los personajes, favoreciendo su engagement con las tareas propuestas y minimizando su complejidad.
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