computational thinking

computational thinking

1. algorithms

   • developing a step-by-step solution to the problem, or the rules to follow to solve the problem

2. abstraction

   • focusing on the important information only, ignoring irrelevant detail

3. decomposition

   • breaking down a complex problem or system into smaller, more manageable parts

4. pattern recognition

   • looking for similarities among and within problems

5. Computational thinking involves taking that complex problem and breaking it down into a series of small, more manageable problems (decomposition).

   • Each of these smaller problems can then be looked at individually, considering how similar problems have been solved previously (pattern recognition)...
     • ...and focusing only on the important details, while ignoring irrelevant information (abstraction)
       • Next, simple steps or rules to solve each of the smaller problems can be designed (algorithms)
         • Finally, these simple steps or rules are used to program a computer to help solve the complex problem in the best way