Published:Proceedings of International Conference on Computational Thinking Education
(2025)
This study explores the integration of AI education into a Hong Kong primary school through modular STEM activities, addressing challenges related to teacher preparedness and curriculum design. Collaborating with three STEM teachers, we co-developed hands-on learning modules delivered via an after-s…
Published:Proceedings of International Conference on Computational Thinking Education
(2025)
This study aims to explore how generative AI tools can be integrated into the teaching of the Tower of Hanoi algorithm by incorporating the “Four-Pillar” educational approach: self-regulated learning, collaborative learning, mutual learning, and guided learning. A curriculum package was designed on …
Published:Proceedings of International Conference on Computational Thinking Education
(2025)
This study explores how educational robotics enhances elementary students’ computational thinking, problemsolving skills, and technological humanistic literacy. A total of 23 sixth-grade students participated in a seven-week Kebbi Air robot programming course. A computational thinking competency tes…
Published:Proceedings of International Conference on Computational Thinking Education
(2025)
This study investigates secondary school teachers’ beliefs about teaching AI ethics within the context of China’s national curriculum reform. Grounded in the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), the research analyzes semi-structured interviews with 14 in-service technology teachers experienced in deliv…
Published:Proceedings of International Conference on Computational Thinking Education
(2025)
Innovative technology is a key driver of Hong Kong's future development. Hong Kong has actively promoted STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) education. Since 2016, initiatives such as the Jockey Club Computational Thinking Education Programme (CoolThink@JC) and the Educat…
Published:Proceedings of International Conference on Computational Thinking Education
(2025)
Against the backdrop of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the rapid development of technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) has raised new demands for interdisciplinary talent cultivation in the education system. This paper takes the "Chasing Light, Youth" project as an example to explore t…
Published:Proceedings of International Conference on Computational Thinking Education
(2025)
This study examines how self-demand and time availability influence STEM project performance among school and university students in Arequipa, Peru. Using mixed methods, 14 projects were evaluated, revealing that school students outperformed university peers (average scores: 73.1 vs. 65.1), largely …
Published:Proceedings of International Conference on Computational Thinking Education
(2024)
STEAM education involves science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics disciplines, emphasizing that students pose practical problems and apply interdisciplinary knowledge to solve problems, and develop students' problem-solving and innovation skills. This study attempts to explore the inte…
Published:Proceedings of International Conference on Computational Thinking Education
(2024)
Computational thinking is considered a fundamental skill essential for everyone in the 21st century. Current research almost focuses on cultivating and developing students' computational thinking through curricula, yet there is limited research on constructing curricula under the guidance of computa…
Published:Proceedings of International Conference on Computational Thinking Education
(2024)
The research revealed significant behavioral sequences in the application of computational practices to problem solving through LSA of course high-performers.The research found that the high-performers’ behavior sequence has the following three characteristics:1)Students’ using computational practic…
Published:Proceedings of International Conference on Computational Thinking Education
(2024)
It is widely accepted that primary education is aimed to help children learn basic skills and build a solid foundation for their lifelong learning. Computational Thinking (CT) is a problem-solving approach that serves as a bridge between the creativity of the human brain and the efficiency of comput…
Published:Proceedings of International Conference on Computational Thinking Education
(2023)
Guzdial (2022) suggested that one of the reasons computer science courses fail societally marginalized students is because “the curriculum remains disconnected from students’ lives and is not designed to serve them.” How to make learning real to students? There are examples and ways to engage studen…
Published:Proceedings of International Conference on Computational Thinking Education
(2023)
In this study, we designed a learning activity to develop computational thinking skills and learn linkage mechanisms by assembling a bionic robot, and examined students' learning performance on the instructional design. In today's society, robots can be found everywhere serving human beings, which s…
Published:Proceedings of International Conference on Computational Thinking Education
(2022)
There is an urgent need for educating the next generation of learners with digital tools and making use of digital practices and skills. Education on computational thinking (CT) is widespread around the world with a dominant focus on K12. Recently also higher education has come more to the focus of …
Published:Proceedings of International Conference on Computational Thinking Education
(2022)
This study designs a STEM–based learning activities related to bionic robots and examines students’ learning performance of the instructional design. With the rapid development of science and technology, robots play an important role in human society, helping people in solving repetitive work using …
Published:Proceedings of International Conference on Computational Thinking Education
(2021)
From the perspective of engineering design and based on the LBD’s Binary Cycles Model, this study constructed the engineering design-oriented and project-based STEM teaching model after three rounds of action research. This model includes four process modules as the startup, the preparation, the pra…
Published:Proceedings of International Conference on Computational Thinking Education
(2021)
Currently, education continues to search for new strategies that contribute to an improvement in the learning of children in primary education and one of the ways is to use emerging technologies. In this sense, virtual reality environments allow the child to build this knowledge in an immersive way …
Published:Proceedings of International Conference on Computational Thinking Education
(2021)
As earlier studies highlighted the importance of teachers’ preparedness to develop computational thinking (CT) for students in school education, this study aims to explore the teaching areas involved in the mathematics teachers’ preparedness to integrate CT in classrooms, as well as to investigate t…
Published:Proceedings of International Conference on Computational Thinking Education
(2019)
As the world becomes increasingly saturated with artificial intelligence (AI) technology, computational thinking (CT) frameworks must be updated to incorporate AI concepts. In this paper, we propose five AI-related computation concepts, practice, and perspective: classification, prediction, generati…
Published:Proceedings of International Conference on Computational Thinking Education
(2019)
The purpose of programming education is to train students with the abilities of logical thinking and solving problems. In the basic education stage, many developed countries are promoting programming education based on computational thinking in order to respond to rapid advance on science and techno…
