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Impacts of Employing Computational Thinking on Learning Outcomes in a Control Structure Course

HONG, CHIEN JIA
National Taiwan Normal University of Department of Graphic Arts and Communications Student
Email:60972005h@gapps.ntnu.edu.tw

WANG, CHANG HWA
National Taiwan Normal University of Department of Graphic Arts and Communications Professor
Email:wangc@ntnu.edu.tw

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Abstract

Programming has become a global focus of education, so teaching methods and content are the focus of development. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of incorporating operational thinking into the course of programming judgment structure on the learning of programming.
Using the Quasi-experimental research method, the teaching arrangement of the experimental group (placed computational thinking on course) and the control group (normal teaching methods) was designed, and the self-made ‘’learning outcomes test’’ and ‘’learning outcomes evaluation table’’ were used as the research tools of learning outcomes, and the influence of the teaching design on learners’ learning outcomes was statistically analyzed. The results show that the instructional design of this research can improve the learning outcomes of learners.

Keywords :Computational Thinking, Control Structure, Computer Programming, Learning Outcomes