TITLE:
Empirical Research on the Influencing Factors of Cultivating College Students’ Computational Thinking in the “Intelligent+” Era
AUTHORS:
Rong Chen, Xiaocui Yang
KEYWORDS:
Computational Thinking, Influencing Factors, Nanchang Normal University, Empirical Research, Cultivation
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Social Sciences,
Vol.12 No.10,
October
18,
2024
ABSTRACT: With the advent of the “Intelligence+” era, computational thinking, as a crucial ability for solving complex problems and driving innovation, plays a vital role in shaping the career planning and development of university students. This paper aims to explore the relationships between teaching content, teaching methods and means, as well as learning support services, and their impacts on computational thinking ability in the context of the “Intelligence+” era. An empirical study is conducted to reveal the specific mechanisms of these factors. The study targets electronic and information engineering majors at Nanchang Normal University, with questionnaires distributed among them. Through statistical analysis of the survey data, the results show that there is a significant correlation among teaching content, teaching methods and means, learning support services, and computational thinking ability. A predictive model of learning support services’ influence on computational thinking ability is constructed, uncovering the specific paths and degrees of impact that learning support services have on cultivating computational thinking among university students. This provides practical guidance and theoretical support for the cultivation of computational thinking among university students.