Computational Thinking

Question 1

What is Computational Thinking?

Answer 1

An approach to problem solving in all subject areas

Question 2

According to Jeannette Wing, computational thinking is a useful tool in learning

Answer 2

Any subject that involves problem solving

Question 3

The primary way CT is integrated into the K-12 curriculum is by…

Answer 3

Learning ABOUT and Learning WITH Technology

Question 4

What is Operationalization?

Answer 4

the process of defining a FUZZY concept so as to make it clearly distinguishable or measurable, and to understand it in terms of EMPIRICAL observations

Question 5

What are the core concepts of CT identified in the class lecture?

Answer 5

Decomposition, Pattern Recognition, Algorithm Design, Abstraction

Question 6

Who believed “computer programming must be introduced into a classroom to foster Computational Thinking (CT)”?

Answer 6

Grover and Pea

Question 7

What is Abstraction?

Answer 7

Carefully selecting the qualities we care about and ignoring the rest of the details

Question 8

What are the three basic building blocks that make up most of the algorithms encountered in the context of K-12 Computational Thinking (CT) learning, according to Grover and Pea (2017)?

Answer 8

Sequence, Selection, Repetition

Question 9

What is Decomposition?

Answer 9

The strategy of breaking a complex idea or challenging problem down into its more manageable parts. (e.g. writing a paper, teaching reading, planning a wedding, building raised garden boxes, building a dog ramp :)

Question 10

What is Pattern Recognition?

Answer 10

Noticing patterns, a core element of machine teaching (AI)

Question 11

What is Algorithm Design?

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A sequence of steps, a set of rules to be followed (e.g. a recipe)

Question 12

What is an Operational Definition?

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a description of something in terms of the operations (procedures, actions, or processes) by which it could be OBSERVED and MEASURED

Question 13

What is an everyday example of Prefetching and Caching?

Answer 13

when your daughter goes to school in the morning, she puts in her backpack the things she needs for the day

Question 14

What is an everyday example of Backtracking?

Answer 14

when your son loses his mittens, you suggest he retrace his steps

Question 15

What is an everyday example of Performance modeling for multi-server systems

Answer 15

Deciding which line you stand in at the grocery store

Question 16

What is an everyday example of Independency of failure and redundancy in design

Answer 16

Why does your telephone still work in a power outage?

Question 17

What is Automation?

Answer 17

rationale to address a need that cannot be solved otherwise is often the motivation for using CT for problem solving in the real world