Computational thinking in education: Where does it fit? A systematic literary review

J Lockwood, A Mooney - arXiv preprint arXiv:1703.07659, 2017 - arxiv.org
Computational Thinking (CT) has been described as an essential skill which everyone
should learn and can therefore include in their skill set. Seymour Papert is credited as …

[PDF][PDF] Assessment of computational thinking in K-12 context: educational practices, limits and possibilities-a systematic mapping study

LH Martins-Pacheco… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - scitepress.org
The computational thinking (CT) concept has been the basis for several studies in the K-12
educational context. However, there are many questions that need to be deepened to attend …

Impact of teaching approaches to computational thinking on high school students: A systematic mapping

LR Silva, AP da Silva, A Toda… - 2018 IEEE 18th …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The role of computing in society is fundamental for the political, economic and cultural
development of countries, especially in a globalized context. Computational thinking is an …

A double dissociative study into the effectiveness of computational thinking

AC Calderon, D Skillicorn, A Watt, N Perham - Education and Information …, 2020 - Springer
We propose the first steps towards a rigorous analysis of the effectiveness of an emerging
pedagogy, Computational Thinking. We found that two aspects of the pedagogy have a …

Educational Practices in Computational Thinking: Assessment, Pedagogical Aspects, Limits, and Possibilities: A Systematic Mapping Study

LH Martins-Pacheco, N da Cruz Alves… - … on Computer Supported …, 2019 - Springer
Computational thinking (CT) concept is still ill-defined despite being used in several studies
and educational practices in the K-12 educational context. Many educational aspects …

Assessment of modeling and simulation in secondary computing science education

N Grgurina, E Barendsen, C Suhre… - Proceedings of the 13th …, 2018 - dl.acm.org
The introduction of the new computing science curriculum in the Netherlands in 2019 raises
the need for new evidence-based teaching materials that include practical assignments and …

SMart-Learning: State machine simulators for developing thinking skills

S Ogata, M Kayama, K Okano - 2017 IEEE 17th International …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents SMart-Learning, which is a set of state machine simulators for
developing thinking skills. SMart-Learning handles a variant state machine diagram notation …

The second decade of informatics in Dutch secondary education

N Grgurina, J Tolboom, E Barendsen - Informatics in Schools …, 2018 - Springer
In 1998, informatics was introduced as an elective subject for all students in the upper
grades of senior general secondary education and pre-university education in the …

Defining and observing modeling and simulation in informatics

N Grgurina, E Barendsen, B Zwaneveld… - Informatics in Schools …, 2016 - Springer
Computational Thinking (CT) is gaining a lot of attention in education. In this study we focus
on the CT aspect modeling and simulation. We conducted a case study analyzing the …

Investigating informatics teachers' initial pedagogical content knowledge on modeling and simulation

N Grgurina, E Barendsen, C Suhre, K van Veen… - Informatics in Schools …, 2017 - Springer
Computational science, comprised of modeling and simulation, is a new theme in the new
2019 Dutch secondary education informatics curriculum. To investigate the pedagogical …