A revaluation of computational thinking in K–12 education: Moving toward computational literacies

YB Kafai, C Proctor - Educational Researcher, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Over the past decade, initiatives around the world have introduced computing into K–12
education under the umbrella of computational thinking. While initial implementations …

From theory bias to theory dialogue: embracing cognitive, situated, and critical framings of computational thinking in K-12 CS education

Y Kafai, C Proctor, D Lui - acm Inroads, 2020 - dl.acm.org
The increased interest in promoting CS education for all has been coalescing around the
idea of “computational thinking.” Several framings for promoting computational thinking in K …

Formation of computational identity through computational thinking perspectives development in programming learning: A mediation analysis among primary school …

SC Kong, YQ Wang - Computers in Human Behavior, 2020 - Elsevier
This study aimed at investigating whether Computational Thinking (CT) Perspectives can
foster Computational Identity (CI) among primary school students in programming learning …

Investigating K-12 computing education in four African countries (Botswana, Kenya, Nigeria, and Uganda)

E Tshukudu, S Sentance… - ACM Transactions on …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Motivation. As K-12 computing education becomes more established throughout the world,
there is an increasing focus on accessibility for all, whether in a particular country or setting …

Computing students' learning difficulties in HCI education

A Oleson, M Solomon, AJ Ko - Proceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference …, 2020 - dl.acm.org
Software developers often make interface design decisions and work with designers.
Therefore, computing students who seek to become developers need some education about …

K-12 Computer Science teaching strategies, challenges, and teachers' professional development opportunities and needs

M Zhu, C Wang - Computers in the Schools, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This study aims to identify effective teaching strategies and challenges in computer science
(CS) teaching and K-12 CS teachers' needs for professional development (PD). The data …

Utilizing a computational thinking engagement inventory to support inclusive computational thinking pathways

M Coenraad, A Rangel, K Dunbar - Journal of Research on …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Based in a research-practice partnership around district-wide computational thinking (CT)
Pathways, this paper explores how six districts utilized the CT Engagement Inventory to …

Building a gender-inclusive secondary computer science program: teacher led and stakeholder supported

M Karlin, A Ottenbreit-Leftwich… - Computer Science …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background Despite ongoing calls for prioritizing K-12 computer science (CS) education, an
enduring gender gap exists. Objective We explored one high school CS program where …

Scaffolding technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK) in computer science education through learning activity creation

S Doukakis, MA Papalaskari - 2019 4th South-East Europe …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This work attempts to record indicative proposals for learning activities that Computer
Science teachers can select or develop with the following objectives: a) leveraging the …

Negotiating equity priorities within systems change: A case study of a district-level initiative to implement K12 computer science education

R Santo, LA DeLyser, J Ahn - Computing in Science & …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article explores the intersection of two central issues in computer science education
(CSed) ---; what is meant by “equitable computer science education” and how attendant …