A cognitive definition of computational thinking in primary education

K Tsarava, K Moeller, M Román-González, J Golle… - Computers & …, 2022 - Elsevier
There is increasing effort to integrate Computational Thinking (CT) curricula across all
education levels. Therefore, research on CT assessment has lately progressed towards …

Which cognitive abilities underlie computational thinking? Criterion validity of the Computational Thinking Test

M Román-González, JC Pérez-González… - Computers in human …, 2017 - Elsevier
Computational thinking (CT) is being located at the focus of educational innovation, as a set
of problem-solving skills that must be acquired by the new generations of students to thrive …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing computational thinking: An overview of the field

D Weintrop, D Wise Rutstein… - Computer Science …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The last decade has seen rapid growth in the presence of computational thinking (CT) in
educational contexts. Those working to advance CT argue that the concepts and skills …

Computational thinking assessment: Literature review

E Poulakis, P Politis - Research on E-Learning and ICT in Education …, 2021 - Springer
Although a consensus on the definition of computational thinking (CT) has yet to be
achieved, teaching resources and associated reforms of curricula encapsulating CT are in …

[PDF][PDF] Combining assessment tools for a comprehensive evaluation of computational thinking interventions

M Román-González, J Moreno-León… - Computational thinking …, 2019 - library.oapen.org
Given that computational thinking (CT) is still a blurry psychological construct, its
assessment remains as a thorny, unresolved issue. Hence, in recent years, several …

Can computational talent be detected? Predictive validity of the Computational Thinking Test

M Román-González, JC Pérez-González… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Computational thinking (CT) is arising as a set of problem-solving skills that must be
acquired by the new generations of students to fully understand and participate in our …

Computational thinking test for beginners: Design and content validation

M Zapata-Cáceres, E Martín-Barroso… - 2020 IEEE Global …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Computational Thinking (CT) is a fundamental skill that is not only confined to computer
scientists' activities but can be widely applied in daily life and is required in order to adapt to …

Replication, validation, and use of a language independent CS1 knowledge assessment

MC Parker, M Guzdial, S Engleman - … of the 2016 ACM conference on …, 2016 - dl.acm.org
Computing education lags other discipline-based education research in the number and
range of validated assessments available to the research community. Validated …

The Coding Stages Assessment: development and validation of an instrument for assessing young children's proficiency in the ScratchJr programming language

LE De Ruiter, MU Bers - Computer Science Education, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Background and Context Despite the increasing implementation of coding in
early curricula, there are few valid and reliable assessments of coding abilities for young …

Computational thinking assessment–towards more vivid interpretations

J Guggemos, S Seufert, M Román-González - … , Knowledge and learning, 2023 - Springer
Computational thinking (CT) is an important 21st-century skill. This paper aims at more
useful CT assessment. Available evaluation instruments are reviewed; two generally …