Report details impact since project launch in 2016.
The CoolThink@JC pilot project was introduced in 32 local primary schools of different types citywide from 2016/17 academic year onwards and has been supported by extensive teacher professional development initiatives, workshops and parent education activities. A standard set of learning materials has been developed for pupils in Primary 4 to 6 grades, and the schools involved have been given support where necessary in adding the relevant hardware and infrastructure. Among the notable findings to date, more than 90% of school principals citywide have expressed their support for coding education and would like to see it strengthened; 80% of teachers trained under the project have found they teach CoolThink in a different, more student-centric way; and 76% say they would recommend it to others. Perhaps most importantly of all, 89% of the student projects have demonstrated innovative capability, while CoolThink students have shown significant growth in problem-solving skills compared with students not participating in the project.
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