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Which cognitive abilities underlie computational thinking? Criterion validity of the Computational Thinking Test

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In this paper, a Computational Thinking Test (CTt) is administered on a sample of 1,251 Spanish students from 5th to 10th grade, so its descriptive statistics and reliability are reported in this paper.
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This article is published in Computers in Human Behavior.The article was published on 2017-07-01. It has received 447 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Convergent thinking & Computational thinking.

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Standards for educational and psychological testing

TL;DR: For example, Standardi pružaju okvir koje ukazuju na ucinkovitost kvalitetnih instrumenata u onim situacijama u kojima je njihovo koristenje potkrijepljeno validacijskim podacima.
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Demystifying computational thinking

TL;DR: Examples of CT definitions, interventions, assessments, and models across a variety of disciplines are shown, with a call for more extensive research in this area.

Computational Thinking 計算論的思考

TL;DR: In this article, a universally applicable attitude and skill set for computer science is presented, which is a set of skills and attitudes that everyone would be eager to learn and use, not just computer scientists.
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Assessing computational thinking: A systematic review of empirical studies

TL;DR: This study systematically reviewed how CT has been assessed in the literature to identify current research gaps and future directions to conceptualize and assess CT skills, and the findings are expected to be beneficial for researchers, curriculum designers, and instructors.
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A systematic review of learning computational thinking through Scratch in K-9

TL;DR: This systematic review presents a synthesis of 55 empirical studies, providing evidence of the development of computational thinking through programming in Scratch, one of the most popular visual block programming languages in schools.
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Software Takes Command

Lev Manovich
TL;DR: Offering the the first theoretical and historical account of software for media authoring and its effects on the practice and the very concept of 'media,' Lev Manovich develops his own theory for this rapidly-growing, always-changing field.
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Computation and Computational Thinking

TL;DR: It is suggested that for new domains of investigation where there are no appropriate models of computation, it may be necessary to invent new formalisms to represent the systems under study.
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The fairy performance assessment: measuring computational thinking in middle school

TL;DR: The first results of a newly created performance assessment tool for measuring CT in middle school are described, which see the development of assessment tools as a critical step in efforts to bring CT to K-12, and to strengthen the use of game programming inmiddle school.
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Is computational thinking related with TPAB?

The paper does not mention any correlation between computational thinking and TPAB.