Cultivating Computational Thinking Practices and Mathematical Habits of Mind in Lattice Land

• Published in: Mathematical thinking and learning Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 75 - 89
• Main Authors: Pei, Christina (Yu), Weintrop, David, Wilensky, Uri
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia Routledge 02.01.2018; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Classrooms; Computation; Educational Environment; Educational Objectives; Experimentation; Geometric Concepts; Habits; Learning; Mathematical analysis; Mathematical Logic; Mathematics Instruction; Outcomes of Education; Pattern recognition; Plane Geometry; Problem Solving; Secondary School Mathematics; Secondary School Students; Semi Structured Interviews; Thinking Skills

There is a great deal of overlap between the set of practices collected under the term "computational thinking" and the mathematical habits of mind that are the focus of much mathematics instruction. Despite this overlap, the links between these two desirable educational outcomes are rarel...