Teaching Primary School Children the Concept of Computer Programming

The paper provides the design and the implementation of an e-learning system, which can be used to help children in primary school to learn the concept of computer programming. Computer Programming has now became a mandatory subject in primary and secondary schooling, England being the first country to mandate this subject into the national curriculum. Computer programming is a necessity due to the evolution of technology, with the gap between the need and availability of programmers increasing, the advancement of technology is likely to slow down. Therefore, this paper aimed at providing a solution for the younger generation to apply the basic techniques and practices to encourage children to pursue a career within the computing technology subjects. The paper provides the exposition of a developed e-learning system, which incorporates an e-learning application, a web-based management system and a communication structure which can be used to effectively deliver learning techniques to address the issue of an insufficient amount of young people applying themselves in the field of computing.