The Analysis of Research Hotspots and Frontiers of Computational Thinking Based on CiteSpace

Abstract

The article uses CiteSpace software to visually analyze 424 articles on computational thinking research in core journals and CSSCI journals included in the CNKI database from 2011 to 2021, aiming to explore the research hotspots and frontiers in the field of computational thinking. Through keyword clustering analysis and high-frequency keyword analysis to identify the hot spots of computational thinking research, and to identify the frontier trends of computational thinking by detecting keyword timeline and bursts terms, providing an important reference for computational thinking researchers. We found that not only "computational thinking", "computer courses", and "information technology" are research hotspots, but also "artificial intelligence", "education reform", and "programming education". "New Engineering", "Maker Educa-tion", "K12 Education", "information technology" and "artificial intelligence" are all frontier research trends. The cultivation of computational thinking is becoming more and more important. In the future, how to cultivate computing more effectively will receive more attention and research.