Multiple Intelligence’s and Computational Thinking

Year 2022, Volume: 10 Issue: 19, 1 - 17, 23.04.2022

Pedro Tadeu Carlos Brigas

https://doi.org/10.18009/jcer.1027934

Abstract

Stakeholders from education are determined to introduce computational thinking (CT) and programming much earlier into the educational process. Thus, according to international trends, programming has grown progressively, reaching a significant focus within the EU and other countries. Since future research needs to be undertaken to investigate the interrelationship between CT skills and competencies, we designed a project to be carried out during one year with 9-year-old students attending a primary school of Basic Education. This article presents the results achieved until we had the chance since the COVID pandemic disturbed the investigation's final part.

Keywords

Multiple intelligences, critical thinking, problem solving

Supporting Institution

CI&DEI-ESECD-IPG

Project Number

CI&DEI - Project Refª UIDB/05507/2020

Thanks

This work is funded by National Funds through the FCT - Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P., within the scope of the project Refª UIDB/05507/2020. Furthermore, we would like to thank the Centre for Studies in Education and Innovation (CI&DEI) and the Polytechnic of Guarda for their support.

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