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Conceptual Framework for Twenty-First Century Learning: Developing Computing and Computational Thinking

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• Volume 8,Issue 5,Sept. 2021

Year:

2021

Type of Publication:

Article

Keywords:

21st-Century Competencies, Computational Thinking, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Digital Competence, Compulsory Education

Authors:

• Usta, Neslihan
• Mirasyedioglu, Seref

Journal:

IJIRES

Volume:

8

Number:

5

Pages:

280-312

Month:

September

ISSN:

2349-5219

BibTex:

@article{1874, author = "Neslihan Usta and Seref Mirasyedioglu", abstract = "This study aims to focus on the basic components of computational thinking (CT) and to investigate its relationship with competencies/skills in the 21st century and establish new relationships in the context of developing computational thinking in the educational environments. Based on this approach, in the first stage, definitions of computing, computational theory, computational science and engineering (CSE), and mathematical sciences are given, emphasizing the place and importance of CT in the literature, and their relationships between CT are investigated. In the second stage, the difficulties encountered in the development of computational thinking are mentioned and explanations are made about the development of CT. In this context, the approaches proposed for the development of CT through pedagogical and technological pedagogical content knowledge are explained with discussions and examples are given. With this study, the conceptual framework of the development of CT and its relations with 21st-century competencies are established.", issn = "23495219", journal = "IJIRES", keywords = "21st-Century Competencies, Computational Thinking, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Digital Competence, Compulsory Education", month = "September", number = "5", pages = "280-312", title = "{C}onceptual {F}ramework for {T}wenty-{F}irst {C}entury {L}earning: {D}eveloping {C}omputing and {C}omputational {T}hinking", volume = "8", year = "2021", }

Abstract:

This study aims to focus on the basic components of computational thinking (CT) and to investigate its relationship with competencies/skills in the 21st century and establish new relationships in the context of developing computational thinking in the educational environments. Based on this approach, in the first stage, definitions of computing, computational theory, computational science and engineering (CSE), and mathematical sciences are given, emphasizing the place and importance of CT in the literature, and their relationships between CT are investigated. In the second stage, the difficulties encountered in the development of computational thinking are mentioned and explanations are made about the development of CT. In this context, the approaches proposed for the development of CT through pedagogical and technological pedagogical content knowledge are explained with discussions and examples are given. With this study, the conceptual framework of the development of CT and its relations with 21st-century competencies are established.

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