integrating computational thinking through wearable technologies and programmable e-textiles
Greg Strimel, Abby Morehouse, Scott Ronald Bartholomew, Colin Swift, Jonathan Woessner · ScholarsArchive (Brigham Young University) · 2019
[...]the Advancing Excellence in P-12 Engineering Education (AEEE) (2018) project identified computational thinking as a core engineering concept to create a foundation for students to conduct the quantitative analyses that engineers and other related professionals perform. [...]formation of algorithms is the creation of a step-bystep solution to be carried out by a computer program (BBC, 2018). [...]the AEEE (2018) project established an engineering content taxonomy that included the practice of Quantitative Analysis with a core concept of Computational Thinking. (2014) focused on the effectiveness of E-textiles toward enhancing girls' interest in STEM activities and found that replacing traditional circuity toolkits with E-textiles can encourage more girls to participate in design practices. [...]the authors believe that aligning engineering with the socially relevant contexts provided through wearable technologies and E-textiles can help broaden participation in STEM fields and help achieve engineering literacy for all students.