2014 · 316 citations · 48 references
EducationComputer ScienceScience EducationComputer-assisted InstructionCreative Problem SolvingStem EducationComputational ThinkingComputer Science EducationProblem-solving StrategiesComputational ReasoningComputer Science CurriculumComputer Science LiteracyComputer Science PedagogyComputer-based Science Instruction
In this report we consider the current status of the coverage of computer science in education at the lowest levels of education in multiple countries. Our focus is on computational thinking (CT), a term meant to encompass a set of concepts and thought processes that aid in formulating problems and their solutions in different fields in a way that could involve computers [130].
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