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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Educ.
Sec. Teacher Education
Volume 9 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/feduc.2024.1478666

College of Education Students' Perceptions of their Computational Thinking Proficiency

Provisionally accepted
  • Al-Hussein Bin Talal University, Ma'an, Jordan

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    This study aimed to investigate college of education students' level of computational thinking proficiency and the differences in their level based on their demographic characteristics i.e., gender, program, and age. The study used a descriptive research design in which 190 students in the College of Education completed a computational thinking questionnaire. The computational thinking scale consisted of five dimensions i.e., creativity, algorithmic thinking, cooperativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving. The results showed that the level of computational thinking among students was diverse and fell within a moderate range. Genderbased analysis indicated a significant difference in only one dimension of computational thinking i.e., algorithmic thinking, with females scoring lower than males. In addition, based on students' academic program, significant variations were observed in algorithmic thinking and overall computational thinking levels, particularly between Bachelor and PhD programs, with PhD students scoring higher than Bachelor students. Additionally, the age-based analysis highlights significant differences, with older students consistently outperforming younger ones across various computational thinking dimensions. Based on the findings a set of recommendations was provided.

    Keywords: Computational thinking, university student, College of education, algorithmic thinking, creativity

    Received: 10 Aug 2024; Accepted: 25 Sep 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Gasaymeh. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: AlMothana Gasaymeh, Al-Hussein Bin Talal University, Ma'an, Jordan

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