Computational thinking: A mediation tool and higher-order thinking for linking EFL grammar knowledge with competency

Tang, Youjun; Ma, Xiaomei

doi:10.1016/j.tsc.2022.101143

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“…In English writing, CT is used to guide students in developing their writing skills by providing them with the skills to analyze writing tasks, explore writing styles, and practice writing in multiple contexts [12,39]. Decomposition is often used in writing to break down complex ideas into more manageable parts, enabling students to effectively synthesize their thoughts and create coherent writing pieces expressing their opinions.…”

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“…After identifying a pattern, students can concentrate on the verbs and predicates in all the sentences involved. According to [39], students learn to recognize grammatical patterns and use them to construct clear and concise sentences. In addition, they learn to recognize sentence structure patterns and use them to create a logical flow of ideas.…”

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“…Teachers can enhance students' writing by integrating the fundamental concepts of CT, such as decomposition, pattern recognition, abstraction, algorithmic thinking, and evaluation, to promote structured and organized writing. The integration of CT in writing instructions has been found to improve students' writing and motivation, and reduce writing anxiety [4,39]. Policymakers can further support the integration of the fundamental concepts of CT into K12 curricula by providing funding for teacher training, curriculum development, and resources to implement this learning approach.…”

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Effects of the Fundamental Concepts of Computational Thinking on Students’ Anxiety and Motivation toward K-12 English Writing

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Computational thinking (CT) skills are now a key part of everyday life and work, and CT has been incorporated into K-12 curricula worldwide. Combining the fundamental concepts of CT with English writing constitutes an innovative and sustainable learning strategy. However, few academic studies have examined the incorporation of CT into English writing. English writing frequently generates excessive stress and anxiety among students, yet motivation can mitigate the negative effect of anxiety. This study investigated the effects of the fundamental concepts of CT on reducing writing anxiety and increasing motivation toward English writing. A quasi-experimental design was applied, and data were collected from experimental and control groups through writing anxiety and motivation questionnaires. The results indicated that the fundamental concepts of CT exerted a more significant influence on the dimensions of writing anxiety and motivation than did a conventional learning method. In conclusion, the fundamental concepts of CT promoted organized and structured English writing, increased students’ writing motivation, and reduced their writing anxiety.

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“…The theory has been utilized to promote critical thinking [22] and intercultural competence [40]. In terms of enhancing grammar competency, scholars have employed traditional methods involving grammar exercise practice [41,42], computational thinking [43], and critical thinking [44]. However, a gap in the literature includes the identification of grammatical exercises capable of fostering competencies in sustainability.…”

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Exploring the Potential of a Popular EFL Textbook to Foster Both Sustainability Awareness and Competencies among ESD Learners: A Content Analysis Approach

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Méndez-Alarcón,

Mathew

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To demonstrate the potential of the fifth edition of the Headway EFL textbook as a means to cultivate sustainability awareness and competence in Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), this study aims to identify themes related to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) within the textbook. The secondary objective is to identify grammatical concept exercises that can function as a means of augmenting sustainability competencies. Drawing on constructivism research philosophy, this study utilized a content analysis approach to identify themes and patterns of SDGs in the textbook. This involved connecting language skill development (reading, listening, writing, and speaking) within every topic unit of the textbook with each of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Furthermore, we focused on identifying and correlating different grammatical tasks that have the potential of enhancing students’ anticipatory, system-thinking, normative, strategic, and interpersonal sustainability competencies. The findings indicated that, with the exception of SDGs 6 and 1, all of the remaining 15 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are depicted throughout the six levels of the textbook. In addition, it was revealed that exercises pertaining to grammatical concepts, including passive voice, pronouns, conjunctions, adjectives, and emphatic language, simple future tense, serve as significant predictors and enhancers of the five core competencies of sustainability. The present study sheds more light on the current understanding of sustainability awareness and competencies that are crucial for advancing Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) initiatives across various levels of the educational system.

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“…Computer thinking does not have to know programming code in a certain way but is focused on the importance of problem reasoning (Rosyda & Azhari, 2020). Thus, it is not surprising that CT is considered a competency that students must possess to hone HOTS (Zaharin et al, 2018;Diantary & Akbar, 2022;Youjun & Xiaomei, 2022).…”

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Computational Thinking Assessment: Bibliometric Analysis-VOSviewer

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2024

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Computational thinking is a very important ability in the transitional era of the industrial revolution 4.0 to 5.0 because it has a role in supporting problem solving, especially in the field of Education by applying computer thinking. Seeing the role of computational thinking in education, an assessment is needed to assess students' ability to apply computational thinking to solve problems, especially in learning computer science. Therefore, the aim of this study is to present a high-quality bibliometric review of various literature on assessment computational thinking. This type of research is bibliometric analysis using VOSviewer. Literature was collected from the Scopus database of 191 articles published in 2019-2023. The results of this study show that in the network visualization results there are 5 clusters, namely cluster 1 (43 items), cluster 2 (31 items), cluster 3 (27 items), cluster 4 (21 items), and cluster 5 (19 items). Meanwhile, on the results of overlay visualization and density visualization, it can be seen that the computational thinking assessment research shows that when it is associated with the themes of instrument, validity, reliability, and computer science education, not much research has been done so that there are opportunities for renewable research by taking these themes.

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Computational thinking: A mediation tool and higher-order thinking for linking EFL grammar knowledge with competency

Cited by 9 publications

References 23 publications

Effects of the Fundamental Concepts of Computational Thinking on Students’ Anxiety and Motivation toward K-12 English Writing

Effects of the Fundamental Concepts of Computational Thinking on Students’ Anxiety and Motivation toward K-12 English Writing

Exploring the Potential of a Popular EFL Textbook to Foster Both Sustainability Awareness and Competencies among ESD Learners: A Content Analysis Approach

Computational Thinking Assessment: Bibliometric Analysis-VOSviewer

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