Building Computational Thinkers through Informal Exhibit Experiences

波士顿科学博物馆将研究不同的博物馆展览设计策略，以建立不同的初中和高中学生的计算思维能力。 该项目的目标是确定如何支持新手学习者理解并与计算思维工具，解决问题的策略和技术解决方案进行交互。 在这个项目中设计的展品将支持参观者参与算法问题解决的步骤，并评估算法的效率和正确性。 参与该项目的每个展品都将进行初步设计和开发，包括成型原型和评估，以确保它们易于使用并达到预期的教育目标。 这个巡回博物馆展览不仅有可能激发人们对计算思维技能的认识和实践，而且还可以激发不同学习者对计算和计算职业的能力，兴趣和自我效能感，否则他们可能不会接触到计算思维。

The Museum of Science in Boston will investigate different museum exhibit design strategies for building computational thinking capacity among diverse middle and high school learners. The goal of this project is to identify how novice learners can be supported to make sense of and interact with computational thinking tools, problem solving strategies, and technical solutions. Exhibits designed in this project will support visitors to engage with the steps of algorithmic problem solving and to evaluate the efficiency and correctness of algorithms. Each of the exhibits involved in this project will undergo initial design and development, including formative prototyping and evaluation to ensure they are easily usable and meet intended educational goals. This traveling museum exhibition has the potential not only to stimulate awareness and practice of computational thinking skills, but also to stimulate capacity, interest, and self-efficacy for computing and computing careers among diverse learners who may not otherwise have exposure to computational thinking.