Rethinking Computational Thinking for Public Libraries' Youth Programs: Challenges and Recommendations

  • Guidara M
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Abstract

Computational thinking has become a popular and important concept in education throughout the nation. Public libraries, with their technology services and their role as an informal learning space, have been tagged as an ideal place for computational thinking learning for children. However, the literature and research surrounding computational thinking is often vague and even misleading, presenting differing visions of what computational thinking is, what it should look like in practice, and how it might be evaluated for effectiveness. As a result, youth services librarians face many challenges in their attempts to understand, design, and evaluate computational thinking programs for their libraries. This paper explores the issues inherent in current computational thinking research and discusses the challenges they represent in designing and facilitating youth computational thinking programs in public libraries, as well as presents recommendations for best practices.

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Guidara, M. (2018). Rethinking Computational Thinking for Public Libraries’ Youth Programs: Challenges and Recommendations. Pennsylvania Libraries: Research & Practice, 6(2), 75–85. https://doi.org/10.5195/palrap.2018.188

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