Assessing computational thinking

Daniel Duckworth

Assessing computational thinking

Daniel Duckworth

Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)

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Abstract

This paper provides some context for the role of computation thinking (CT) in the Australian Curriculum, an abridged literature review of CT as a problem-solving framework from the International Computer and Information Literacy Study (ICILS) 2018 assessment framework and some examples of how CT has been used to solve real-world problems. Finally, this paper presents ways to teach and assess CT.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 5 Aug 2019

Keywords

Algorithms
Coding
Computation
Generic skills
International Computer and Information Literacy Study (ICILS)
Primary secondary education
Problem solving
Student assessment

Disciplines

Curriculum and Instruction
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
Numerical Analysis and Computation

Access to Document

https://research.acer.edu.au/research_conference/RC2019/5august/9

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