Decomposition

Abstraction

Generalisation

Algorithm

Iteration

Debugging

Evaluation

Algorithmic Thinking

Critical Thinking

Problem Solving

Cooperativity

Creativity

Incremental & Iterative

Testing & Debugging

Reusing & Remixing

Abstracting & Modularizing

“serving to find out or discover” (Todd and Gigerenzer, 2000, p. 738).

Benefits in Problem Solving

Limitation in Problem Solving

Moves students beyond technology literacy

Creates problem solvers instead of software users

Emphasizes creating knowledge and designing processes that can be automated

Encourages creativity and problem solving

Enhances many of the problem-solving techniques you already know and teach

Expressing

Connecting

Questioning

Data Collection

Data Analysis

Data Representation

Problem decomposition

Abstraction

Algorithms & Procedures

Automation

Parallelization

Simulation

Concepts