BIBLIOS

Document type
Conference papers

Document subtype
Full paper

Title
COMPUTATIONAL THINKING AS AN EDUCATIONAL TREND IN EDUCATION: SOME REFLECTIONS

Participants in the publication
Margarida M. Pinheiro (Author)
Carlos Albuquerque (Author)
Dep. Matemática
Filipe T. Moreira (Author)
João V. Torres (Author)
José M. Sousa (Author)

Summary
The present paper reflects on the idea of ‘computational thinking’ as an educational trend in education, starting with the evolution of the concept in the last two decades, and exploring what we mean when we talk about computational thinking. Another aspect that deserves attention is the tendency to confuse computational thinking with programming. If on the one hand it is true that teaching programming can contribute to the development of computational thinking skills, it is also true that computational thinking goes further than the mere act of programming. On the other hand, it is not possible to address the issue of computational thinking and programming without talking about digital literacy and creativity. Finally, we propose a reflection on the continuous training of teachers, in the light of the theme of computational thinking in the Portuguese educational system.


Event
EDULEARN Proceedings,EDULEARN23 Proceedings

Publication Identifiers
ISSN - 2340-1117

Address
Palma, Spain

Publisher
IATED


Document Identifiers
DOI - https://doi.org/10.21125/edulearn.2023.0867
URL - http://dx.doi.org/10.21125/edulearn.2023.0867

Keywords
Computational thinking mathematics digital literacy educational robotics critical thinking