An investigation into susceptibility to learn computational thinking in post-compulsory education
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2017Type
Conference proceedings
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The Education University of Hong Kong
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This paper presents the results of a preliminary investigation
into how the teaching of computational thinking --
particularly algorithmic thinking and programming -- to
university undergraduate students varies depending on
aptitude and perceived enjoyment of STEM subjects during
their secondary-level (pre-university) education. We
investigated a specific component of computational
thinking, algorithmic thinking, comparing against a
student's ability to develop knowledge and understanding of
introductory programming
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Conference Proceedings of International Conference on Computational Thinking Education 2017
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Calderon, A., Catherine, T. and Crick, T.(2017) 'An investigation into susceptibility to learn computational thinking in post-compulsory education', In Kong, S. C., Sheldon, J., & Li, K. Y. (Eds.) Conference Proceedings of International Conference on
Computational Thinking Education 2017. Hong Kong: The Education University of Hong Kong, pp. 6-9
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