ERIC Number: EJ1187759
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Jul
Pages: 22
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ISSN: ISSN-1059-7069
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Pre-Service Teachers' Perceptions of Computational Thinking
Chang, Yu-Hui; Peterson, Lana
Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, v26 n3 p353-374 Jul 2018
Computational thinking (CT) is a process and skill set that is being expected of our students after their K-12 education. The issue is that most teachers do not know how to build CT expertise within their students. To address this challenge, we discuss two separate course designs within an initial teacher licensure course on educational technology, and investigate how pre-service teachers perceive and conceptualize CT within K-12 education. Our findings include insights of how pre-service teachers make sense of CT, the intersection of CT with their educational beliefs, and the complicated nexus of technology integration, computer science, and CT. We discuss tangible strategies for teacher educators who are including CT into their course or workshops.
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Teaching Methods, Preservice Teacher Education, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Technology Integration, Computer Science, Teacher Education Programs, Preservice Teachers, Case Studies, Reflection, Coding, Teacher Competencies, Barriers, Student Attitudes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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