Three +1 Perspectives on Computational Thinking
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Three +1 Perspectives on Computational Thinking. / Nicolajsen, Sebastian Mateos; Pischetola, Magda; Grabarczyk, Pawel; Brabrand, Claus.
21st Koli Calling International Conference on Computing Education Research (Koli Calling ’21). United States : Association for Computing Machinery, Inc., 2021. p. 21-37.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Article in proceedings › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Three +1 Perspectives on Computational Thinking
AU - Nicolajsen, Sebastian Mateos
AU - Pischetola, Magda
AU - Grabarczyk, Pawel
AU - Brabrand, Claus
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Computational Thinking (CT) is a highly contentious subject with many diverging meanings and definitions. This study presents a pre- liminary literature review of 71 peer-reviewed articles on CT. The papers indicate the existence of five main aspects that have histori- cally been used in association with its definition: Algorithm, Ab- straction, Modelling, Simulation, and Implementation. Based on this preliminary literature study, semi-structured interviews with eight CT scholars are conducted, in order to evaluate these aspects and to identify qualitatively different perspectives on CT, which integrate the mentioned aspects in different ways. From the interviews, three different perspectives emerged, focusing on: Rea- soning, Simplification, and Automation. Furthermore, the goal of having computationally educated citizens is extrapolated from the interviews, indicating an additional perspective (+1) titled Empowerment, which appears as embedded within all the previ- ous three perspectives. This paper proposes to put these three (+1) perspectives in dialogue, in an effort to support researchers and practitioners working with CT across different fields.
AB - Computational Thinking (CT) is a highly contentious subject with many diverging meanings and definitions. This study presents a pre- liminary literature review of 71 peer-reviewed articles on CT. The papers indicate the existence of five main aspects that have histori- cally been used in association with its definition: Algorithm, Ab- straction, Modelling, Simulation, and Implementation. Based on this preliminary literature study, semi-structured interviews with eight CT scholars are conducted, in order to evaluate these aspects and to identify qualitatively different perspectives on CT, which integrate the mentioned aspects in different ways. From the interviews, three different perspectives emerged, focusing on: Rea- soning, Simplification, and Automation. Furthermore, the goal of having computationally educated citizens is extrapolated from the interviews, indicating an additional perspective (+1) titled Empowerment, which appears as embedded within all the previ- ous three perspectives. This paper proposes to put these three (+1) perspectives in dialogue, in an effort to support researchers and practitioners working with CT across different fields.
KW - Computational thinking
KW - literature review
KW - computing education
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1145/3488042.3490024
DO - https://doi.org/10.1145/3488042.3490024
M3 - Article in proceedings
SP - 21
EP - 37
BT - 21st Koli Calling International Conference on Computing Education Research (Koli Calling ’21)
PB - Association for Computing Machinery, Inc.
CY - United States
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