Computational Thinking

With the concept of computational thinking as a core element the proposed paper critically inventories the main directions in the literature focusing on the shift from psychology - pedagogy to mathematics - computer science.Redefined in 2006 the concept is now at the peak of research and applications for pre-school and school children. It is no coincidence that two years ago computational thinking was introduced as an operational element in the Shanghai Compulsory Curriculum; there it was based on the premise that societies are targeting a fulminating economic development through paradigm shifts in teaching and learning on the integration of new computational thinking skills alongside the basic skills - reading writing and counting. Indeed “computational thinking is a fundamental skill for everyone not just computer scientists. To reading writing and mathematical skills we should add computational thinking to every child’s analytical ability” (Wing 2006).