Computational Thinking A Digital Age Skill For Everyone

Computational thinking: a digital age skill for everyone the national science foundation has assembled a group of thought leaders to bring the concepts of computational thinking to the k–12 classroom. by david barr, john harrison, and leslie conery a group of high school students cluster around a computer looking at a series of graphs. The nsf iste csta project explores how students learn computational thinking at all grade levels and in all disciplines. the long term goal is to recommend ways that all students have the opportunity to learn computational thinking skills and to ensure that they can be transferred to different problems and used in different contexts.

The test for computational thinking ability is designed and administered, and the results indicate that students who performed well in the assessment have a favourable pass rate for their class tests, and specific areas of weakness have been identified. expand. 46. highly influenced. 6 excerpts. Led jointly by iste and the computer science teachers association (csta), the project is intended to make the concepts of computational thinking accessible to educators by providing an operational definition, a shared vocabulary, and relevant, age appropriate examples of computational thinking tied to current educational objectives and. By david barr, john harrison, and leslie conery. computational thinking: a digital age skill for everyone. computational thinking is a problemsolving process that includes: the national science. In a rapidly changing world, today's students will need a whole new set of skills to solve tomorrow's problems. computational thinking gives them the ability.