TY - GEN
T1 - Comparing computational thinking skills of engineering students in urban and rural areas of Peru
AU - Nunez, Nicolas A.
AU - Cornejo-Meza, Giuliana
AU - Sanchez, Sandro A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 IEEE.
PY - 2020/10/13
Y1 - 2020/10/13
N2 - The present study focuses on comparing the achievement levels of computational thinking skills in first-year engineering students at two Peruvian universities, one located in an area with a high human development index (Lima) and the other in a more vulnerable area (Amazonas). The study is based on a computational thinking competence assessment model carried out with 112 students who were given challenges and problems. The results show that: (a) the achievement levels of computational thinking competences differ significantly between the Lima group and the Amazonas group, (b) the highest levels of competence achievement are associated with students who had some level of previous instruction in secondary education, and (c) the differences in the achievement of computational thinking skills according to student gender are not significant.
AB - The present study focuses on comparing the achievement levels of computational thinking skills in first-year engineering students at two Peruvian universities, one located in an area with a high human development index (Lima) and the other in a more vulnerable area (Amazonas). The study is based on a computational thinking competence assessment model carried out with 112 students who were given challenges and problems. The results show that: (a) the achievement levels of computational thinking competences differ significantly between the Lima group and the Amazonas group, (b) the highest levels of competence achievement are associated with students who had some level of previous instruction in secondary education, and (c) the differences in the achievement of computational thinking skills according to student gender are not significant.
KW - Computational thinking
KW - Education in engineering
KW - Latin America
KW - Peru
KW - Vulnerable environments
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85098544257&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/ANDESCON50619.2020.9272097
DO - 10.1109/ANDESCON50619.2020.9272097
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85098544257
T3 - 2020 IEEE ANDESCON, ANDESCON 2020
BT - 2020 IEEE ANDESCON, ANDESCON 2020
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 2020 IEEE ANDESCON, ANDESCON 2020
Y2 - 13 October 2020 through 16 October 2020
ER -