Assessing computational thinking: An overview of the field

D Weintrop, D Wise Rutstein… - Computer Science …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The last decade has seen rapid growth in the presence of computational thinking (CT) in
educational contexts. Those working to advance CT argue that the concepts and skills …

Spatial navigation in childhood and aging

M Tansan, KV Nguyen… - Annual Review of …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Navigation waxes and wanes in precision and flexibility over the life span. However, at no
age is it completely egocentric or allocentric, or completely nonmetric. Instead, we see …

How do students develop computational thinking? Assessing early programmers in a maze-based online game

M Guenaga, A Eguíluz, P Garaizar… - Assessing …, 2023 - taylorfrancis.com
Background and Context: Despite many initiatives to develop Computational Thinking (CT),
not much is known about how early programmers develop CT and how we can assess their …

The development of spatial memory analyzed by means of ecological walking task

P Sorrentino, A Lardone, M Pesoli, M Liparoti… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The present study is aimed at investigating the development of spatial memory in pre-school
children aged 4–6 years using an ecological walking task with multiple rewards. The …

Diffusion tensor imaging reveals altered topological efficiency of structural networks in type‐2 diabetes patients with and without mild cognitive impairment

Y Xiong, T Tian, Y Fan, S Yang, X Xiong… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Some patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) progress towards mild
cognitive impairment (MCI), while some patients can always maintain normal cognitive …

Longitudinal development of cognitive mapping from childhood to adolescence

M Brucato, A Nazareth, NS Newcombe - Journal of Experimental Child …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cross-sectional studies have suggested that the ability to form cognitive maps increases
throughout childhood and reaches adult levels during early adolescence. However, adults …

Bilingual Spatial Cognition: Spatial Cue Use in Bilinguals and Monolinguals

A Tyborowska, J Wegman, G Janzen - Brain Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
Structural plasticity changes and functional differences in executive control tasks have been
reported in bilinguals compared to monolinguals, supporting a proposed bilingual …

Enhancing Spatial Ability among Undergraduate First-Year Engineering and Architecture Students

R Porat, C Ceobanu - Education Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
Spatial ability (SA) refers to the ability to generate, retain and manipulate abstract visual
images in one's head. Research of this ability conducted during the last few decades had …

The development of human navigation in middle childhood: A narrative review through methods, Terminology, and fundamental stages

L Pullano, F Foti - Brain Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Spatial orientation and navigation are fundamental abilities in daily life that develop
gradually during childhood, although their development is still not clear. The main aim of the …

Structural neural correlates of double decision performance in older adults

JN Kraft, A O'Shea, A Albizu, ND Evangelista… - Frontiers in Aging …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Speed of processing is a cognitive domain that encompasses the speed at which an
individual can perceive a given stimulus, interpret the information, and produce a correct …