COMPUTATIONAL THINKING
https://doi.org/10.17853/1994-5639-2016-2-18-33
Abstract
Abstract. The aim of the research is to draw attention of the educational community to the phenomenon of computational thinking which actively discussed in the last decade in the foreign scientific and educational literature, to substantiate of its importance, practical utility and the right on affirmation in Russian education.
Methods. The research is based on the analysis of foreign studies of the phenomenon of computational thinking and the ways of its formation in the process of education; on comparing the notion of «computational thinking» with related concepts used in the Russian scientific and pedagogical literature.
Results. The concept «computational thinking» is analyzed from the point of view of intuitive understanding and scientific and applied aspects. It is shown as computational thinking has evolved in the process of development of computers hardware and software. The practice-oriented interpretation of computational thinking which dominant among educators is described along with some ways of its formation. It is shown that computational thinking is a metasubject result of general education as well as its tool. From the point of view of the author, purposeful development of computational thinking should be one of the tasks of the Russian education.
Scientific novelty. The author gives a theoretical justification of the role of computational thinking schemes as metasubject results of learning. The dynamics of the development of this concept is described. This process is connected with the evolution of computer and information technologies as well as increase of number of the tasks for effective solutions of which computational thinking is required. Author substantiated the affirmation that including «computational thinking » in the set of pedagogical concepts which are used in the national education system fills an existing gap.
Practical significance. New metasubject result of education associated with the formation of personal and professional qualities the persons living and working in the information society is formulated.
About the Author
Evgeniy K. Khenner
Perm State National Research University, Perm (RF)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Associated Member of the Russian Academy of Education, Professor, Head of Department of Information Technologies
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Khenner E.K. COMPUTATIONAL THINKING. The Education and science journal. 2016;(2):18-33. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.17853/1994-5639-2016-2-18-33
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