Searching for Early Developmental Activities Leading to Computational Thinking Skills
Quintin I. Cutts, Peter Donaldson, Elizabeth Cole, Bedour Alshaigy, Mirela Gutica, Arto Hellas, Edurne Larraza-Mendiluze, Robert McCartney, Elizabeth Patitsas, Charles P. Riedesel · 2017
Drawing on the long debate about whether computer science (CS) and computational thinking skills are innate or learnable, this working group is based on the following hypothesis: The apparent innate ability of some CS learners who succeed in CS courses despite no prior exposure to computing is a manifestation of early childhood experiences and learning outside formal education.