Maribel Santos Miranda-Pinto
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Total Citations
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About
Maribel Santos Miranda-Pinto is a researcher whose work sits at the dynamic intersection of early childhood education, computational thinking, and digital literacy. Based in Portugal and affiliated with the Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, she has made significant contributions to understanding how programming, robotics, and coding can be meaningfully integrated into preschool and primary school curricula. Her most influential work, "Coding as Literacy in Preschool" (2021, 30 citations), reframes coding not merely as a technical skill but as a foundational literacy for young children, helping reshape how educators and policymakers approach computer science in early education. This perspective runs throughout her research, which consistently advocates for developmentally appropriate, curriculum-integrated approaches to technology. Miranda-Pinto has also been a driving force in teacher professional development, designing both blended learning and MOOC-based training programs to equip educators with the tools to confidently teach computational thinking and robotics — work rooted in the long-running KML II project. Her curriculum proposals, including innovative uses of the KIBO robot and traditional children's stories as pedagogical vehicles, demonstrate a creative commitment to making technology education both inclusive and engaging for young learners.
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- 1Coding as Literacy in Preschool: A Case Study30 citations · 2021
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- 6CODING AS LITERACY: CASE STUDIES AT PRE-PRIMARY AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4 citations · 2021
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