Student Motivation in Unplugged Computational Thinking Activities in Upper Secondary Science Education
Niels Bonderup Dohn, Nina Bonderup Dohn · Proceedings. · 2023
In this case study, we investigate the use of unplugged Computational Thinking activities to learn topics within biology and chemistry.The tasks involved constructing decision trees, and thus algorithmic thinking.The students found the activities interesting but also difficult.At the same time, there are signs of utility value because the constructed decision trees could be used for solving exam tasks.Even though the construction of decision trees seems to be a promising way to include CT in science teaching, it may be difficult to do so in every science subject.