Computational thinking

Objectives

• Explain what is computational thinking

• Get to know how the theory of computational thinking can be used in teaching

• Short exercise

Instructor note

• Teaching: 20 min

• Exercises: 10 min

Materials available as slides.

Keypoints

• Computational Thinking consists of 4 main parts: decomposition, pattern recognition, abstraction and algorithmic design.

• How can this be a useful framework for solving problems?

• How can this be used practically?