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Computational Thinking in Science Teaching and Learning

Published:2023-05-05 Issue: Volume: Page:86-104
ISSN:2326-8905
Container-title:Fostering Science Teaching and Learning for the Fourth Industrial Revolution and Beyond
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Author:

Ogegbo Ayodele Abosede¹,Ramnarain Umesh¹

Affiliation:

1. University of Johannesburg, South Africa

Abstract

Given the importance of inquiry in science education, various computational tools and emerging 4IR technologies have been embraced in recent years to improve how inquiry is carried out across science disciplines. However, there is growing concern about how schools can better guide students and teachers in leveraging the technological affordances of the 4IR. In response to this, the authors propose that one pertinent approach to the development and preparation of science teachers for the future of 4IR classrooms is to teach them how to think computationally. Based on a recent literature review, this chapter offers insight into how computational thinking can be used as a pedagogical approach to science teaching in a 4IR classroom.

Publisher

IGI Global

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