Computational thinking in education: Where does it fit? A systematic literary review

J Lockwood, A Mooney - arXiv preprint arXiv:1703.07659, 2017 - arxiv.org
Computational Thinking (CT) has been described as an essential skill which everyone
should learn and can therefore include in their skill set. Seymour Papert is credited as …

Technological innovations and practices in engineering education: a review

M Hernandez-de-Menendez… - International Journal on …, 2019 - Springer
Nowadays, universities are teaching students whose main distinctive characteristic is the
strong relationship they have with information and communication technology (ICT). They …

Modeling and simulation practices for a computational thinking‐enabled engineering workforce

AJ Magana, G Silva Coutinho - Computer Applications in …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Computational thinking has been recognized as a collection of understandings and skills
required for new generations of students not only proficient at using tools, but also at …

Experiential learning in biomedical engineering education using wearable devices: a case study in a biomedical signals and systems analysis course

L Montesinos, A Santos-Diaz, DE Salinas-Navarro… - Education …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Biomedical engineering (BME) is one of the fastest-growing engineering fields worldwide.
BME professionals are extensively employed in the health technology and healthcare …

The missing link to computational thinking

M Pollak, M Ebner - Future internet, 2019 - mdpi.com
After a lengthy debate within the scientific community about what constitutes the problem
solving approach of computational thinking (CT), the focus shifted to enable the integration …

Introducing schoolchildren to computational thinking using smartphone apps: A way to encourage enrollment in engineering education

S Yadav, P Chakraborty - Computer applications in engineering …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Computational thinking is the process of solving a problem in a way that can be readily
automated by a computer. Decomposition, pattern recognition, abstraction, and algorithm …

Design and implementation of a remote lab for teaching programming and robotics

JPC de Lima, LM Carlos, JPS Simão, J Pereira… - IFAC-PapersOnLine, 2016 - Elsevier
In this document we describe the development of a remote lab and two user interfaces for
teaching programming and fundamentals of robotics using Arduino boards. One of the …

Enhancing computational thinking in undergraduate engineering courses using model‐eliciting activities

Z Liu, J Xia - Computer Applications in Engineering Education, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Fostering of computational thinking (CT) skills has become an essential goal for engineering
courses. This paper provides and discusses a teaching approach based on model‐eliciting …

Adaptation of the Computational Thinking Skills Assessment Tool (TechCheck-K) in Early Childhood

Ş Metin, M Başaran, MY Seheryeli, E Relkin… - Journal of Science …, 2024 - Springer
In the early years, it has become essential to support the acquisition of computational
thinking, which is seen as a 21st-century skill and new literacy. A valid and reliable …

Computational thinking growth during a first-year engineering course

NVM Diaz, R Meier, DA Trytten… - 2020 IEEE Frontiers in …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This full research-track paper demonstrates growth in computational thinking in a cohort of
engineering students completing their first course in engineering at a large Southwestern …