20.500.12556/DKUM-95756 Integrating computer science and informatics education in primary schools insights from a Slovenian professional development initiative In this study, we present a professional development programme for teachers launched to introduce Computer Science and Informatics (CSI) in primary education in Slovenia. The study aims to examine which CSI core concepts teachers most frequently choose to integrate into their lessons when given the freedom to select the topics within the framework, and to explore how students engage with and respond to these activities, as reported in teachers’ reflections. This study is based on reflective feedback from forty-seven teachers from seven primary schools who implemented interdisciplinary lessons that integrate CSI content into existing primary school curricula. Qualitative data from 152 reflections were used to support our research findings. The results show that teachers most frequently introduced the concepts from the content area of algorithms and programming. In contrast, content areas such as computing systems, networks and the internet, data and analysis, and impacts of computing received less attention. Teachers reported that students were motivated and engaged, although some challenges emerged, including difficulties in solving tasks or following instructions. As this pilot study reports on the first year of a two-year initiative, the findings provide preliminary insights into how a structured professional development programme for teachers can support interdisciplinary approaches in CSI education. computer science education computational thinking STEM professional development engagement motivation primary schools izobraževanje na področju računalništva računalniško razmišljanje profesionalni razvoj angažiranost motivacija osnovne šole true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Znanstveno delo 2025-10-20 09:33:28 2025-10-20 09:33:28 2025-10-21 03:16:18 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2025 0 0 25 str. št. 20, št. članka 9068 Letn. 17 2025 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 2025-08-18 2025-10-10 2025-10-13 373.3:004 253786883 10.3390/su17209068 2071-1050 RAZ_Flogie_Andrej_2025.pdf RAZ_Flogie_Andrej_2025.pdf 1 7284B1123B321E8F0DF2326A6D03285E c03f5029cc4c41324318c047b7853c032efd2c6a2bb2a5ba022e95f3f190895b b2b8881f-ad87-11f0-aa2f-00155d000105 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=200011 https://doi.org/10.3390/su17209068 1 12dd4a09-ad87-11f0-aa2f-00155d000105 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=200010 Fakulteta za naravoslovje in matematiko Pedagoška fakulteta 0 0 0