COMPUTATIONAL THINKING MINDMAP (195919)

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A mind map about computational thinking.

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Computational Thinking195919

DEFINITION

Concept rather than programming

Fundamental skill

Human ways to think

Ideas

CT FACETS

Generalisation

generalise problem to applied on similar problems

Abstraction

Identify the main aspects of a problem

Decomposition

break down problem into smaller parts and solve each of them

Algorithm

create step-by-step process to complete task

Iteration

Repeat and refine solutions until achieve ideal result

Debugging

Identify and fix error.

CT COMPETENCIES

Algorithm thinking

placing proceeding in sequence to produce solution

Critical thinking

analyse and make assessment-oriented judgements that lead to decision making

Problem solving

ability to sustain investigative process by generating solutions

Cooperativty

help each other in learning different methods with common objectives

Creativity

develop genuine ideas with combination of existing and new ideas

critical thinking

problem solving

CT IN K-12

Importance

applied across wide range of disciplines

build foundational understanding of computing

Application

Sub Topic

Elementary education

Breaking down simple task

Music/Dance

learning rhythm

Mathematics

Finding relationship and indentifying patterns

Science

Use scientific language to build models

UNPLUGGED AND PLUGGED

Unplugged

Approach to

solve problems

design systems

understanding human behavior

Designed to be

student-directed

kinesthetic

easy implemented

game-based

embedded challenges

Plugged

Involves concept and practices for computer science which shared with other discipline

science

mathematics

biology

language arts

engineering

Scratch

Sequence

Loops

Parallelism

Conditionals

Operators

Data

PRACTICES AND PERSPECTIVES

Practices

Incremental and iterative

identify concept of project

develop plan

implement design in code

Testing and debugging

trial and error

transfer from other activities

support from knowledgeable others

Reusing and remixing

allows designers to build on others' works.

Abstracting and modularizing

putting together collections of smaller parts

separating different behaviors

Perspectives

Expressing

"I can create"

Connecting

Creativity and learning are deeply social practices

Questioning

ask questions to make sense of computational things in world