scholarly journals The analysis of scientific argumentation skill and computational thinking skill of the primary educational teacher department students

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fina Fakhriyah ◽  
Siti Masfuah
Keyword(s):  
Computational Thinking ◽  
Scientific Argumentation ◽  
Thinking Skill

scholarly journals Improving Novice Students’ Computational Thinking Skills by Problem-Solving and Metacognitive Techniques

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 88-108
Author(s):  
Nor Hasbiah Ubaidullah ◽  
Zulkifley Mohamed ◽  
Jamilah Hamid ◽  
Suliana Sulaiman ◽  
Rahmah Lob Yussof
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Cognitive Skills ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Computational Thinking ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Metacognitive Skills ◽  
Thinking Skill ◽  
Novice Students ◽  
Programming Courses

Admittedly, the teaching and learning of programming courses in the computer science and information technology programs have been extremely challenging. Currently, most instructors depend on either the problem-solving technique or the metacognitive technique to help students develop a range of cognitive skills, including metacognitive skills, which are important in the development of a strong computational thinking skill required for 21st-century learning. Studies focusing on the practices of instructors in using both techniques are scarce, thus motivating the researchers to carry out this study. This study was based on a qualitative approach involving a case-study design in which five (5) male and five (5) female instructors were selected from 10 pre-university centers in Malaysia as the respondents and participants in an intervention program. The research instruments used were an interview checklist and intervention guidelines. As anticipated, the findings showed that the activities of each technique could only help students develop certain sub-skills of the computational thinking skill, thus underscoring the need for instructors to integrate both techniques in their teaching practices. Thus, it could be reasoned that using either the metacognitive technique or the problem-solving technique alone would not be sufficient to help students develop strong computational thinking skills, as each technique has its strengths and weaknesses. Therefore, it becomes imperative for instructors to leverage the strengths of both techniques by integrating both of them in the teaching and learning of programming courses.

How do Bebras Tasks Explore Algorithmic Thinking Skill in a Computational Thinking Contest?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Liz Souto Oliveira ◽  
Wilkerson L. Andrade ◽  
Dalton D. Serey Guerrero ◽  
Monilly Ramos Araujo Melo
Keyword(s):  
Computational Thinking ◽  
Thinking Skill ◽  
Algorithmic Thinking

The Use of 3D Technologies to Support Computational Thinking in STEM Education

2020 ◽  
pp. 425-459
Author(s):  
Panagiotis Angelopoulos ◽  
Alexandros Balatsoukas ◽  
Adina Nistor
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
3D Printing ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Computational Thinking ◽  
School Level ◽  
Technology Literacy ◽  
Thinking Skill ◽  
New Strategies

Computational thinking (CT) is increasingly emerging as a thinking skill to support the development of 21st century skills such as critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, or technology literacy, essential for students to become successful in an increasingly complex society. Educators are always looking for new strategies for developing these skills in students. Three-dimensional (3D) printing and scanning technologies are sufficiently mature and economically accessible to be used at the school level. By using 3D technologies, students explore, invent, discover, and engage in real problems and situations. This study explores the use of 3D printing technologies in a secondary school in Athens over the course of two school years. The study investigates if 3D technologies can support the development of CT skills in students.

The Use of 3D Technologies to Support Computational Thinking in STEM Education

2022 ◽  
pp. 573-608
Author(s):  
Panagiotis Angelopoulos ◽  
Alexandros Balatsoukas ◽  
Adina Nistor
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
3D Printing ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Computational Thinking ◽  
School Level ◽  
Technology Literacy ◽  
Thinking Skill ◽  
New Strategies

Computational thinking (CT) is increasingly emerging as a thinking skill to support the development of 21st century skills such as critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, or technology literacy, essential for students to become successful in an increasingly complex society. Educators are always looking for new strategies for developing these skills in students. Three-dimensional (3D) printing and scanning technologies are sufficiently mature and economically accessible to be used at the school level. By using 3D technologies, students explore, invent, discover, and engage in real problems and situations. This study explores the use of 3D printing technologies in a secondary school in Athens over the course of two school years. The study investigates if 3D technologies can support the development of CT skills in students.

A Brief Discussion on Incentives and Barriers to Computational Thinking Education

2022 ◽  
pp. 253-269
Author(s):  
Hüseyin Özçınar
Keyword(s):  
Computer Science ◽  
Programming Language ◽  
Primary Education ◽  
Computer Programming ◽  
Computational Thinking ◽  
Thinking Skill ◽  
Logo Programming ◽  
Basic Concepts ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
Algorithmic Thinking

The idea that computational thinking or algorithmic thinking should be taught to everyone dates back to the 1960s. First in 1960s, Alan Perlis argued that computer programming should be taught to everyone because it can be used as a mental tool for understanding and solving every kind of problem. In 1980s, under the leadership of Seymour Papert, students at the level of primary education were attempted to be taught LOGO programming language with the aim of gaining procedural thinking skill. After the publication of Jeannette Wing's “computational thinking” in Communications of the ACM in 2006, the idea that the basic concepts of computer science should be learned by all was started to be debated widely again. In the present paper, the justifications for teaching computational thinking and applicability of teaching computational thinking within the context of existing conditions will be discussed.

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