Research On Project Teaching Design And Practice For Cultivating Computational Thinking

The rapid development of information technology is driving the transformation of human production methods and economic models,prompting practitioners to think independently while also designing innovative problem-solving solutions and collaborating with teams to solve problems.By learning to use computational thinking to identify and analyze problems,learners can accurately identify the core of the problem,establish a corresponding model system,and design problem solutions.The "Information Technology Curriculum Standards for Ordinary High Schools(2017 Edition)" issued by the Ministry of Education at the end of 2017 defined computational thinking as one of the essential core competencies of students,which is sufficient to demonstrate the irreplaceable role that computational thinking plays in improving students’ literacy and future development.Therefore,based on the current research status of computational thinking at home and abroad,this study summarizes the elements of cultivating computational thinking,and combines project teaching methods to construct a project-based teaching design for the cultivation of computational thinking.The design is used for teaching practice to test the effectiveness of this design in cultivating students’ computational thinking and explore whether it can effectively promote the cultivation of students’ computational thinking,Based on this,strategies for cultivating computational thinking in high school information technology courses have been extracted,providing assistance for frontline information technology teachers in practical teaching.Firstly,based on the current research results on computational thinking both domestically and internationally,combined with the characteristics of project-based teaching methods,we propose an effective teaching plan for cultivating high school students’ computational thinking ability.Secondly,based on the three-dimensional cultivation goal of computational thinking,analyze the relevant knowledge of "Algorithm and Program Design".Finally,the experimental subjects were selected for experimental research.Through classroom observation,teaching reflection,and pre test and post test,the project teaching design for cultivating computational thinking involved in this study was summarized and evaluated.Before conducting teaching experiments,this study distributed survey questionnaires to test students’ basic computer knowledge and computational thinking abilities,in order to understand their current situation.After the teaching activities are carried out,a post test is conducted on the experimental subjects,and data analysis is conducted using SPSS software to test the development of the experimental subjects’ computational thinking,and ultimately draw experimental conclusions.