Enhancing Teaching Computational Thinking: a Systematic Mapping of Pedagogical Patterns

Efforts to enhance understanding Computational thinking (CT) are curtailed by: (i) problem solving complexity linked implementing a new subject; and (ii) teaching CT for is field. Unfortunately, the only support available pedagogic theories anecdotal explaining other’s practice. Implementing these can be challenging, hence continuous research on realistic methods of sharing successful commendable practice amongst educators, necessitating this study. Systematic Mapping (SM) was used with following steps: questions formulation; identifying keywords; source databases; defining inclusion exclusion criteria; constructing search string; conduct search; data extraction; presentation results. 22 studies were selected majority being solution proposal research. The identified pedagogical patterns mapped 5Es Framework Action. Several assessment related problems also 6th E (Evaluation).