A Systematic Umbrella Review on Computational Thinking Assessment in Higher Education

Computational Thinking (CT) is considered a core 21st century digital skill. The aspect of assessment is crucial and knowing what, who, when, how, and where to assess is important for assessment design. In this study, we conducted an umbrella review to gain insights regarding CT assessment in higher education. In total, we analyzed 11 reviews...

RoboWise: An investigation into the use of social robotics in primary education for developing technological and social skills in children with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD)

Een onderzoek naar het gebruik van sociale robotica in primair onderwijs ten behoeve van de ontwikkeling van technische en sociale vaardigheden voor leerlingen met een autismespectrumstoornis (ASS) <br/>RoboWise: An investigation into the use of social robotics in primary education for developing technological and social skills in children with...

An investigation on integration of computational thinking into engineering curriculum at delft university of technology

Our life is surrounded by digital devices. Engineering education is one of the cornerstones in higher education for future generations and computational thinking (CT) is deemed as a core component in various engineering curricula. The Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), is the largest technical university in the Netherlands and computing;...

Towards a computer-assisted Computational Thinking (CT) assessment system in higher education

With the vision to promote CT to a wider group of audiences, this PhD project explores the formative assessment of CT skills in Programming Education to support students to learn CT skills in Higher Education. In this project, we plan to investigate the importance of CT in the context of Higher Education, explore the relationship between CT...

Robowijs en sociaal vaardig worden, hoe doe je dat?: Praktijkboek voor de basisschoolleerkracht

CTE-STEM 2022: Proceedings of Sixth APSCE International Conference on Computational Thinking and STEM Education 2022

The TACTIDE EU STEM project: TeAching Computational Thinking with Digital dEvices

One major challenge the educational community is facing relates to how to effectively integrate computational thinking (CT) concepts and ideas into a particular school curriculum. Acquiring CT-skills by means of STEM offers rich opportunities within students´ education which may lead to learning gains. Previous research has shown that, to...

A Review of Reviews on Computational Thinking Assessment in Higher Education

There is an urgent need for educating the next generation of learners with digital tools and making use of digital practices and skills. Education on computational thinking (CT) is widespread around the world with a dominant focus on K- 12. Recently also higher education has come more to the focus of CTE. However, most of the work on CT in...

Effect of SRA-programming on computational thinking through different output modalities

The application of sense-reason-act (SRA) programming in contemporary education can ensure the development of computational thinking (CT) at a more advanced level. SRA-programming has been identified as an instrumental way of thinking for learning to program robots and encourages the development of the more complex concepts of programming....

The Effect on Computational Thinking Using SRA-Programming: Anticipating Changes in a Dynamic Problem Environment

This article illustrates that the task design and problem selection are of characteristic influence to evoke sense-reason-act programming (SRA) among primary school pupils when programming robots. Research shows that the task design influences the development of computational thinking (CT). The literature provides evidence that the context,...

Computational Thinking Dashboard: For learners in Jupyter notebooks

Computational Thinking (CT) - the process of thinking like a programmer or computer scientist - is a skill that that has the potential to transform the way students learn at educational institutions in different domains and different grade levels. With the increasing integration of CT in classrooms, there is a growing need for CT assessment...

The Impact of SRA-Programming on Computational Thinking in a Visual Oriented Programming Environment

Visual programming environments are popular instruments in teaching Computational Thinking (CT) in schools today. Applying Sense-Reason-Act (SRA) programming can influence the development of computational thinking when forcing pupils to anticipate the unforeseen in their computer programs. SRA-programming originates from the programming of...

The influence of SRA programming on algorithmic thinking and self-efficacy using Lego robotics in two types of instruction

This study investigates the development of algorithmic thinking as a part of computational thinking skills and self-efficacy of primary school pupils using programmable robots in different instruction variants. Computational thinking is defined in the context of twenty-first century skills and describes processes involved in (re)formulating a...

Teaching Computational Thinking - What do our educators need?

In the Netherlands a task-force, supported by the institute of curriculum development, Stichting Leerplan Ontwikkeling (SLO), has been assembled to define core objectives and learning goals for digital literacy that are to be finalized by 2019. The SLO defined digital literacy with the following four elements: ICT basic skills, computational...