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Abstract | ||
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In this paper, we examine computational thinking and its connections to critical thinking from the perspective of in- formatics. We developed an introductory course for students in our College of Informatics, which includes majors rang- ing from journalism to computer science. The course cov- ered a set of principles of informatics, using both lectures and active learning sessions designed to develop informat- ics and computational thinking skills. The set of principles was drawn from a wide set of sources, and included broad principles like those of Denning and Loidl, as well as more limited principles related to topics like universal computa- tion and undecidability. We evaluated the change in both computational and critical thinking skills over the course of the semester, using a well-known validated critical thinking test and a computational thinking test of our own devising. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
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2013 | 10.1145/2462476.2483797 | ITiCSE |
Keywords | Field | DocType |
active learning session,course cov,computational thinking,critical thinking,computational thinking test,computational thinking skill,introductory course,wide set,informatics perspective,critical thinking skill,critical thinking test,informatics | Informatics,Critical thinking skills,Active learning,Journalism,Computer science,Computational thinking,Knowledge management,Critical thinking,Pedagogy,Mathematics education | Conference |
Citations | PageRank | References |
4 | 0.49 | 10 |
Authors | ||
4 | ||
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
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| James Walden | 1 | 157 | 9.77 |
| Maureen Doyle | 2 | 57 | 8.43 |
| Rudy Garns | 3 | 4 | 0.49 |
| Zachary Hart | 4 | 4 | 0.49 |