LibGuides: Computational Thinking: Library Resources

E-Books

Smart Learning with Educational Robotics : Using Robots to Scaffold Learning Outcomes by Linda Daniela This book will offer ideas on how robots can be used as teachers' assistants to scaffold learning outcomes, where the robot is a learning agent in self-directed learning who can contribute to the development of key competences for today's world through targeted learning - such as engineering thinking, math, physics, computational thinking, etc.
ISBN: 9783030199135
Publication Date: 2019
Pattern Recognition by Wladyslaw Homenda; Witold Pedrycz A new approach to the issue of data quality in pattern recognition Detailing foundational concepts before introducing more complex methodologies and algorithms, this book is a self-contained manual for advanced data analysis and data mining.
ISBN: 9781119302858
Publication Date: 2018

Books

How to Think Like a Coder by Jim Christian Using a set of dice, a deck of cards or a pack of dominoes to enjoy fun and straightforward exercises, you will practise key skills such as critical thinking, creativity, logic and problem-solving and begin to think like a coder without even turning on your computer.
Call Number: QA76.6 C555
ISBN: 9781849944458
Publication Date: 2017

Journal Articles

Building bridges with computational thinking. Identifying how students already use computational thinking processes allows us to build bridges between how students think outside of school and how they think in our science classes
Coding, Computational Thinking, and Collaboration. The author presents a personal narrative of her experiences of using a robotics kit with some students.
Learning Computational Thinking Without a Computer The study used a board game called Robot City to teach computational thinking to seventh-grade students. Results showed higher learning achievements when students worked together on clear-ended tasks compared to open-ended competitive tasks. The game encouraged collaborative problem-solving, enhanced higher-level thinking, and increased students' desire to learn.
Connecting Science, design thinking, and computational thinking through sports. This article explores students' attitudes toward science, design thinking, and computational thinking as a result of engaging in Science Through Sports.
Infusing computational thinking into STEM teaching: from professional development to classroom practice. This study traces how middle and high school teachers (n = 24) drew on their existing knowledge and their experiences in a STEM professional development program to infuse CT into their teaching.
Thinking big: using computational thinking for data practices in high school science. Blending CT practices with data practices can provide students with a metacognitive guide for making decisions while engaged in scientific investigations.
Walk like a robot: A no-tech coding activity to teach computational thinking The article describes a no-tech computed tomography (CT) activity we ran in a sixth grade classroom where students programmed a robot to solve a problem. It presents information on similarities between computational thinking and mathematical problem-solving and the kinds of problem-solving done in engineering design.