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Çiftci, Serdar; Bildiren, Ahmet – Computer Science Education, 2020
Background and Context: There are studies which indicate that computer programming supports high-level abilities for everyone such as creative thinking, questioning, problem solving and critical thinking which are considered within the scope of 21st-century abilities. Objective: The current experimental study was carried out to put forth the…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Coding, Cognitive Ability, Problem Solving
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D' Souza, Dorothy A. C.; Clare, A. C. – Journal on School Educational Technology, 2018
Situated Learning takes place in the social and physical context within which it will be used. In this model, the pupil is "situated" in the learning experience and knowledge acquisition becomes a part of their learning activity. From their experiences pupils "construct" their own knowledge in various learning situations. The…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Problem Solving, Context Effect, Experiential Learning
Sternberg, Robert J. – 1986
Critical thinking comprises the mental processes, strategies, and representations people use to solve problems, make decisions, and learn new concepts. The study of critical thinking combines the educational, philosophical, and psychological traditions of thought. R. Ennis offers a philosophical taxonomy suggesting that critical thinking results…
Descriptors: Cognitive Tests, Critical Thinking, Higher Education, Intelligence Tests