Teachers' Intention to Integrate Computational Thinking Skills in Higher Education: A Survey Study in the Netherlands

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Abstract

Computational Thinking (CT) is vital in today's digital era, especially in Engineering Education. While no official policy or teaching framework on CT education has been established in the Netherlands, a Western European country, there have been various initiatives for the integration of CT into the curriculum. Recognizing the crucial role of teachers in CT integration, we surveyed the perceptions and intentions of teachers in tertiary education in the Netherlands. Our survey encompassed two aspects: (1) teachers' perceptions of CT, and (2) their intentions to integrate CT into pedagogical activities. 38 teachers, mostly in Engineering Education, from across the Netherlands completed the questionnaire based on the UTAUT framework. Regarding CT perceptions, our investigation reveals that teachers possess an inadequate understanding of the relationship between CT and Computer Science, have limited training experiences in CT, and hold differing opinions on when and which constructs of CT should be integrated into different domains. Concerning teachers' intentions to integrate CT, the results exhibited a strong positive correlation between performance expectancy, attitude towards CT, and behavioral intention to implement CT in learning activities. To foster the integration of CT in tertiary education, our findings suggest the need for further development of higher education teacher training programs focused on CT and its relation to CS. Additionally, there is a call for further exploration of how to enhance teachers' performance expectancy and effort expectancy.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2024 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON)
Place of PublicationPiscataway
PublisherIEEE
Number of pages9
ISBN (Electronic)979-8-3503-9402-3
ISBN (Print)979-8-3503-9403-0
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024
Event15th IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference, EDUCON 2024 - Kos Island, Greece
Duration: 8 May 202411 May 2024

Conference

Conference15th IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference, EDUCON 2024
Country/TerritoryGreece
CityKos Island
Period8/05/2411/05/24

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Otherwise as indicated in the copyright section: the publisher is the copyright holder of this work and the author uses the Dutch legislation to make this work public.

Keywords

  • Computational Thinking
  • Higher Education
  • Teachers
  • Perceptions
  • UTAUT

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