A4 Refereed article in a conference publication

Computational Thinking and Problem Solving in the PISA Era




AuthorsBilbao, J.; Bravo, E.; García, O.; Rebollar, C.; Dagienė, V.; Masiulionytė-Dagienė, V.; Jankauskienė, A.; Laakso, M. J.; Kaarto, H.; Lehtonen, D.; Parviainen, M.; Güven, I.; Gulbahar, Y.; Öztürk, T.; Özdemir Öncül, F.; Tan Yenigün, N.; Pluhár, Z.; Sarmasági, P.; Pears, A.

EditorsGómez Chova, Luis; González Martínez, Chelo; Lees, Joanna

Conference nameInternational Technology, Education and Development Conference

Publication year2024

JournalINTED proceedings

Book title INTED2024 Proceedings: 18th International Technology, Education and Development Conference

Volume18

First page 7335

Last page7342

ISBN978-84-09-59215-9

ISSN2340-1087

eISSN2340-1079

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.21125/inted.2024.1922

Web address https://doi.org/10.21125/inted.2024.1922


Abstract

Computational Thinking has begun to form part of the curriculum in the educational systems of several countries, like Spain, Lithuania, etc. The implementation is being carried out in several different ways, from inclusion within the subject of Mathematics to its relationship with Computer Science and Programming. The use of Computational Thinking extends from the first years of education to university. In addition, it has also begun to have its space within the PISA evaluation tests, evolving its study and its questions over the years. Although the PISA tests have their detractors and their defenders, they are an instrument that is currently used by various governments to evaluate their systems. In this paper, we try to give a global vision of the current situation, along with an analysis of the relationship between Computational Thinking and problem solving, a relationship that could be clearer in the next evaluation PISA tests. Likewise, we propose a vision of Computational Thinking shared by several European countries within the CT&MathABLE project, defining the skills that comprise it and showing examples of the Bebras Challenge that can help teachers in the inclusion of this new cross-curricular competence in the classroom.


Funding information in the publication
This work has been funded through the EU ERASMUS+ Programme – KA220-SCH - Cooperation partnerships in school education, Project Reference: 2022-1-LT01-KA220-SCH-000088736. All information about the project is open on CT&MathABLE website at https://www.fsf.vu.lt/en/ct-math-able.


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