Knowledge types in primary computing

I’m starting to hear primary computing leaders being asked to specifically refer to ‘disciplinary’ and ‘substantive’ knowledge in their curriculum documents. What are these knowledge types? What do they mean? How do they compare to OFSTED’s ‘procedural’ and ‘declarative’ knowledge types?

Well after consulting some amazing computing experts, I wrote a blog on why computing leasers need to stop referring to disciplinary and substantive, and stick to declarative and procedural knowledge…

To read this you will need a STEM Learning account (it’s free to sign up if you don’t have one) but also it gives you access to some really helpful forums…

Disciplinary and Substantive Knowledge – Do we need it in computing?

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