Elementary Students’ Computational Thinking Practice in a Bridge Design and Building Challenge (Fundamental)

Dazhi Yang; Youngkyun Baek; Bhaskar Chittoori; William H. Stewart

Elementary Students’ Computational Thinking Practice in a Bridge Design and Building Challenge (Fundamental)

Boise State University

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Abstract

The increased focus on computational thinking (CT) has grown in recent years for various reasons, such as a general concern about (a) a lack of global competitiveness among American students and general literacy in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields (Hsu & Cardella, 2013), (b) maintaining the economic competitiveness of the U.S. (Yadav, Hong, & Stephenson, 2016), and (c) preparing students adequately for a society that is increasingly technological (NRC, 2011). CT can help individuals analyze and understand multiple dimensions of a complex problem and identify and apply appropriate tools or techniques to address a complex problem (Wing, 2010). Furthermore, children can benefit from improved technological literacy, content knowledge, and problem-solving skills (Hsu & Cardella, 2013) while practicing CT.

Original language	American English
Title of host publication	2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Publisher	American Society for Engineering Education
Number of pages	13
State	Published - 15 Jun 2019
Event	126th ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition: Charged Up for the Next 125 Years, ASEE 2019 - Tampa, United States Duration: 15 Jun 2019 → 19 Jun 2019

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Name	2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Conference	126th ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition: Charged Up for the Next 125 Years, ASEE 2019
Country/Territory	United States
City	Tampa
Period	15/06/19 → 19/06/19

EGS Disciplines

Elementary Education
Instructional Media Design
Science and Mathematics Education

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Yang, D., Baek, Y., Chittoori, B., & Stewart, W. H. (2019). Elementary Students’ Computational Thinking Practice in a Bridge Design and Building Challenge (Fundamental). In 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition Article 25504 (2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition). American Society for Engineering Education. https://scholarworks.boisestate.edu/edtech_facpubs/225/

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Elementary Students’ Computational Thinking Practice in a Bridge Design and Building Challenge (Fundamental). / Yang, Dazhi ; Baek, Youngkyun ; Chittoori, Bhaskar et al.
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. American Society for Engineering Education, 2019. 25504 (2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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