Computer science education and K-12 students' computational thinking: A systematic review

SJ Lee, GM Francom, J Nuatomue - International Journal of Educational …, 2022 - Elsevier
This systematic review examined how computer science (CS) education was implemented
in schools and its efficacy for developing students' computational thinking (CT). Sixty-six …

Integrating Computational Thinking into Primary and Lower Secondary Education

P Kampylis, V Dagienė, S Bocconi… - … Technology & Society, 2023 - JSTOR
In recent years, many countries have introduced Computational Thinking (CT) concepts into
compulsory education as part of general curriculum reform efforts. A systematic review of …

A strategy of learning computational thinking through game based in virtual reality: Systematic review and conceptual framework

S Sukirman, LFM Ibharim, CS Said… - Informatics in Education, 2022 - ceeol.com
Research trends on computational thinking (CT) and its learning strategies are showing an
increase. The strategies are varying, for example is using games to provide enjoyment …

Effects of Scratch-based activities on 4th-grade students' computational thinking skills

J Piedade, N Dorotea - Informatics in Education, 2023 - ceeol.com
Computational Thinking (CT) has emerged in recent years as a thematic trend in education
in many countries and several initiatives have been developed for its inclusion in school …

Exploring the balance between computational thinking and learning motivation in elementary programming education: An empirical study with game-based learning

H Liu, Z Wu, Y Lu, L Zhu - IEEE Transactions on Games, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Computational thinking (CT) skills are generally regarded as a basic ability for problem-
solving and are gradually filtering down to younger age groups. Existing research has …

[HTML][HTML] Student and teacher co-agency when combining CT with arts and design in a cross-curricular project

L Mannila, T Leinonen, M Bauters… - Computers and Education …, 2023 - Elsevier
The technological development has raised awareness for the importance of digital
competence and computational thinking (CT) to understand the digital world and has …

Teachers' understanding of assessing computational thinking

A Ukkonen, K Pajchel, L Mifsud - Computer Science Education, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Background and context Assessment is one of the challenges related to the introduction of
Computational thinking (CT) in compulsory education. Objective This study aims to explore …

Problem solved, but how? An exploratory study into students' problem solving processes in creative coding tasks

K Woo, G Falloon - Thinking Skills and Creativity, 2022 - Elsevier
Problem solving capabilities have often been reported by teachers as a key benefit from
creative coding activities in school-age children. However, few studies to date have defined …

Preparing pre-service teachers for computational thinking skills and its teaching: A convergent mixed-method study

E Tankiz, N Atman Uslu - Technology, Knowledge and Learning, 2023 - Springer
The purpose of this study was to examine the pre-service teachers' computational thinking
(CT) skills and self-efficacy (SE) towards teaching CT, who attended a course in which …

Developing a pedagogical evaluation framework for computational thinking supporting technologies and tools

SS Oyelere, FJ Agbo, IT Sanusi - Frontiers in Education, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Frameworks for the evaluation of technological instructional tools provide educators with
criteria to assess the pedagogical suitability and effectiveness of those tools to address …