Computational Thinking as an Approach to Refining the Critical Thinking and Analytical Reasoning Skills of Undergraduates at an HBCU

计算思维是提高 HBCU 本科生批判性思维和分析推理技能的方法

• 批准号: 1240251
• 负责人: Jacqueline Jackson
• 金额: $ 30万
• 依托单位: Jackson State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-10-01 至 2015-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1240251&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Computational; Thinking; Approach; Refining; Critical

The project entitled - Computational Thinking as an Approach to Refining the Critical Thinking and Analytical Reasoning Skills of Undergraduates at an HBCU - has the goal to expand on a new course in Computational Thinking to ensure that students who complete this course have enhanced critical thinking and analytical reasoning skills. The objectives of this project are: to identify and develop exact measures of Computational Thinking competencies; to develop a curriculum that successfully integrates critical thinking and analytical reasoning skills with Computational Thinking skills; and to determine whether Computational Thinking competencies enhance critical thinking and analytical reasoning skills for students at Jackson State University.This project will contribute to the newly evolving area of Computational Thinking. Advocates of computational thinking believe that it will transform not only Computer Science education, but K-16 education in general. Ninety-Two percent of the students enrolled at Jackson State University are African-American. As part of the institution's core curriculum all students must take a computing course. Therefore, this project has the potential to impart Computational Thinking, critical thinking and analytical reasoning skills to a large number of underrepresented students. This project will ensure that HBCUs and other minority serving institutions are a part of the evolving Computational Thinking community. Course modules and a theoretical framework resulting from this project will be disseminated through traditional means such as publications and presentations as well as various computing related pathways.

该项目题为-计算思维作为一种方法来完善批判性思维和分析推理能力的本科生在HBCU -有目标，扩大在计算思维的新课程，以确保谁完成这门课程的学生有增强批判性思维和分析推理能力。该项目的目标是：确定和发展计算思维能力的准确衡量标准;开发一个成功地将批判性思维和分析推理技能与计算思维技能相结合的课程;并确定计算思维能力是否能提高杰克逊州立大学学生的批判性思维和分析推理能力。本项目将有助于新发展的计算思维领域思维计算思维的倡导者认为，它不仅会改变计算机科学教育，而且会改变整个K-16教育。 杰克逊州立大学92%的学生是非洲裔美国人。作为该机构核心课程的一部分，所有学生都必须参加计算机课程。因此，该项目有可能向大量代表性不足的学生传授计算思维，批判性思维和分析推理技能。该项目将确保HBCU和其他少数民族服务机构成为不断发展的计算思维社区的一部分。该项目产生的课程模块和理论框架将通过出版物和演示文稿等传统手段以及各种与计算有关的途径传播。