Title :
A pragmatic approach to develop computational thinking skills in novices in Computing Education
Author :
Philip, Mintu ; Renumol, V.G. ; Gopeekrishnan, R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Eng., Rajagiri Sch. of Eng. & Technol., Kochi, India
Abstract :
Fundamental skills acquired by undergraduate students during their academic, play a crucial role in their career. One such skill is computational thinking (CT), which will help to solve problems algorithmically using computers. Computational thinking will improve their problem solving skills in a non-conventional manner as this leads the student to think in multiple paths to reach the solution. However, it is a challenge in Computing Education to develop student´s ability to solve problems in an algorithmic way. The aim of this paper is to introduce a potential and pragmatic approach to develop computational thinking skills in novices.
Keywords :
computer science education; CT; algorithmic way; computational thinking skills; computing education; nonconventional manner; novices; pragmatic approach; undergraduate students; Computational modeling; Computers; Educational institutions; Problem-solving; Programming profession; abstraction; algorithm; computational thinking; computing education; problem solving;
Conference_Titel :
MOOC Innovation and Technology in Education (MITE), 2013 IEEE International Conference in
Conference_Location :
Jaipur
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-1625-2
DOI :
10.1109/MITE.2013.6756334
