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Download full textDeise Monquelate Arndt; Ramon Mayor Martins; Jean Carlo Rossa Hauck – Informatics in Education, 2025
Critical thinking is a fundamental skill for 21st-century citizens, and it should be promoted from elementary school and developed in computing education. However, assessing the development of critical thinking in educational contexts presents unique challenges. In this study, a systematic mapping was carried out to investigate how to assess the…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education, Computer Science Education, 21st Century Skills
Direct linkYukun Xu; Hui Li – IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 2025
Primary school students, despite their vulnerability to cyberattacks, lack targeted cybersecurity education. Using Scopus and Google Scholar, this scoping review analyzed 15 articles (2014-2024) following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) Extension for Scoping Reviews guidelines to examine the landscape of…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Computer Security, Educational Trends, Computer Science Education
Sam Maesschalck – Journal of Information Technology Education: Innovations in Practice, 2024
Aim/Purpose: This paper explores the potential value of critical thinking in computer science education and discusses strategies for its integration across the curriculum. Background: As technology rapidly evolves and becomes increasingly integrated into society, there is a growing need for computer science graduates who can think critically about…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Critical Thinking, Integrated Curriculum, Curriculum Development
Theodosios Sapounidis; Sophia Rapti; Julie Vaiopoulou – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2025
Communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity are regarded as core skills of the twenty-first century required to succeed in life and working frameworks. Meanwhile, new technologies have entered educational settings to facilitate children's development of competencies. During the last decade, several studies have been conducted…
Descriptors: Robotics, Creative Thinking, Critical Thinking, Kindergarten
Kakavas, Panagiotis; Ugolini, Francesco C. – Research on Education and Media, 2019
This study presents a 13-year (2006-2018) systematic literature review related to the way that computational thinking (CT) has grown in elementary level education students (K-6) with the intention to: (a) present an overview of the educational context/setting where CT has been implemented, (b) identify the learning context that CT is used in…
Descriptors: Computation, Thinking Skills, Elementary School Students, Programming
Schrage, John F. – 1997
Based on literature and student input, six major concerns have been noted for student programming progress for the academic class and work environment. The areas of concern are module driver programming, program documentation, output design, data design, data validation; and reusable code. Each area has been analyzed and examined in the teaching…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Science Education, Computer Software Development
