Computational thinking in compulsory education: Towards an agenda for research and practice

By Joke Voogt, Petra Fisser, Jon Good, Punya Mishra, Aman Yadav. Education and Information Technologies : Official Journal of the IFIP technical committee on Education, 2015

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Computational Thinking is considered a universal competence, which should be added to every child’s analytical ability as a vital ingredient of their school learning. In this article we further elaborate on what Computational Thinking is and present examples of what needs to be taught and how. First we position Computational Thinking in Papert’s work with LOGO. We then discuss challenges in defining Computational Thinking and discuss the core and peripheral aspects of a definition. After that we offer examples of how Computational Thinking can be addressed in both formal and informal educational settings. In the conclusion and discussion section an agenda for research and practice is presented.

Subfields: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science Applications, Hardware and Architecture

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• IEA International Computer and Information Literacy Study 2018 Assessment Framework (2019, unknown): “More recently, Wing’s (2006) article on CT has been regarded by researchers as the catalyst, or at least as a common point of reference, for the re-emergence of interest in CT (see, for example, Barr and Stephenson 2011; Bower et al. 2017; Grover and Pea 2013; Shute et al. 2017; Voogt et al. 2015).”