Computational thinking skills self-efficacy perceptions in secondary education: A review of the effectiveness of the New Information Technology and Software Curriculum
Emin İbi̇li̇, Mustafa Serkan Günbatar · Trakya Eğitim Dergisi · 2020
This research looks into self-efficacy perceptions of secondary school students' high-level thinking and information-processing thinking skills, and the effect of different variables. Descriptive survey model was employed. The data was collected from 232 students in four different secondary schools in the central districts of Van province during 2018-2019 academic year. Data were collected after the first implementation of the Information Technology and Software course which was updated in 2018. The Self-Efficacy Perception Scale for Computational Thinking Skill (CTSSP) developed by Gülbahar, Kert and Kalelioğlu (2018) was used. The findings show that students usually have moderate self-efficacy, and 40% have high self-efficacy, while only a few have low self-efficacy. In terms of grade variable, the students differ both according to the total score of the CTSSP and its sub-scales. While the total scale score in terms of block-based programming tool usage time showed significant difference according to algorithm design and basic programming, no difference was observed in terms of gender variable.