Creativity in the Acquisition of Computational Thinking

Autor/inn/en	Hershkovitz, Arnon; Sitman, Raquel; Israel-Fishelson, Rotem; Eguíluz, Andoni; Garaizar, Pablo; Guenaga, Mariluz
Titel	Creativity in the Acquisition of Computational Thinking
Quelle	In: Interactive Learning Environments, 27 (2019) 5-6, S.628-644 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Hershkovitz, Arnon) ORCID (Israel-Fishelson, Rotem)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1049-4820
DOI	10.1080/10494820.2019.1610451
Schlagwörter	Creativity; Creative Thinking; Computation; Computer Assisted Instruction; Middle School Students; Learning Analytics; Creativity Tests; Elementary School Students; Foreign Countries; Spain; Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kreativität; Kreatives Denken; Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Creativity test; Kreativitätstest; Ausland; Spanien
Abstract	Many worldwide initiatives consider both creativity and computational thinking as crucial skills for future citizens, making them a priority for today's learners. We studied the associations between these two constructs among middle school students (N = 57), considering two types of creativity: a general creative thinking, and a specific computational creativity. We did so using learning analytics, specifically, by operationalizing a log-based assessment of computational creativity. We find some evidence for an association between Computational Creativity and Computational Thinking: Demonstrating originality in an early stage of the game is associated with succeeding in this stage relatively easily, however negatively associated with progressing farther in the game. We also find that Computational Creativity is better explained by a state- rather than a trait-model. No associations were found between Creative Thinking and Computational Thinking. Furthermore, we find some striking associations between the two measures of creativity. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01