The impact on Awareness of Children Coding Education of Preparing Young Children Teachers’ Self-esteem: the mediated effect of expertise awareness

Objectives The purposes of this study were to examine the mediated effect of expertise awareness in the impact on awareness of children coding education of preparing young children teachers’ self-esteem. Methods The survey target were one hundred eighty-two university students in Jeollanam-do. Cronbach Coefficient was calculated to test reliability of the survey questionnaires for the collected data, and Pearson's Ratio Correlation Analysis was applied to perceive the relationship between preparing young children teachers’ self-esteem, expertise awareness, and awareness of children coding education. The third state of mediating effect analysis from Baron and Kenny (1986) was implemented to examine the mediated effect of expertise awareness in the impact on awareness of children coding education of preparing young children teachers. Results First, there was significant correlation in between preparing young children teachers’ self-esteem and awareness of children coding education. Second, there was a significant correlation between their expertise awareness and awareness of children coding education. Third, the mediated effect of expertise awareness is showed in the impact on awareness of children coding education of preparing young chkldren teachers’ self-esteem. As the results of analysis by sub-factor, a complete mediated effect of expertise awareness was appeared in necessity recognition and class operation recognition. Self-estem was not significantly predicted for study content recognition, and self-esteem and expertise awareness made static perception in the educational environment recognition while the mediated effect was not significant. Conclusions This study would be used as basic data for expanding awareness of children coding education for preparing young children teachers and developing early childhood education curriculum for theoretical learning.