Computational Thinking Is More about Thinking than Computing

Authors

Yeping Li, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX USA.
Alan H. Schoenfeld, University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, CA USA.
Andrea A. diSessa, University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, CA USA.
Arthur C. Graesser, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN USA.Follow
Lisa C. Benson, Clemson University, Clemson, SC USA.
Lyn D. English, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.
Richard A. Duschl, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX USA.

Abstract

Computational thinking is widely recognized as important, not only to those interested in computer science and mathematics but also to every student in the twenty-first century. However, the concept of computational thinking is arguably complex; the term itself can easily lead to direct connection with "computing" or "computer" in a restricted sense. In this editorial, we build on existing research about computational thinking to discuss it as a multi-faceted theoretical nature. We further present computational thinking, as a model of thinking, that is important not only in computer science and mathematics, but also in other disciplines of STEM and integrated STEM education broadly.

Publication Title

Journal for STEM education research

Recommended Citation

Li, Y., Schoenfeld, A. H., diSessa, A. A., Graesser, A. C., Benson, L. C., English, L. D., & Duschl, R. A. (2020). Computational Thinking Is More about Thinking than Computing. Journal for STEM education research, 3 (1), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41979-020-00030-2