Teaching Computational Thinking Through Active Games: Insights from Teacher Training. Lehtimäki, T., Costello, E., Casey, K., Mooney, A., Monahan, R., & Naughton, T. In Staub, J. & Singla, A., editors, Informatics in Schools. Fostering Problem-Solving, Creativity, and Critical Thinking Through Computer Science Education, pages 80–93, Cham, 2026. Springer Nature Switzerland. abstract bibtex Various forms of unplugged computer science activities have been proposed and employed at the student level in the past. However, there have been few studies of its effectiveness at the teacher level. Active Computational Thinking (CT) Games are unplugged CT activities that encourage physical movement. In school systems where computer science is not part of the curriculum, questions arise regarding how well teachers can learn the fundamentals of CT from Active CT Games, and how effective an Active CT Games approach could be in the classroom.
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and Casey, Kevin
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editor="Staub, Jacqueline
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title="Teaching Computational Thinking Through Active Games: Insights from Teacher Training",
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