Two Texas State professors are working to improve children s education through a computer science research project focused on a collaborative and relational way of problem-solving between humans and computers.
The method of problem-solving, or computational thinking, is about finding effective solutions. With computers being relatively new, there is not much literature or research on how the early development of computational thinking could benefit children if taught at an early age. However, computers have become essential to how humans communicate and interact.
Dr. Sean Justice, an assistant professor of art education, and Dr. Lori Czop Assaf, a reading education professor, believe teaching computational thinking is just as important to a childâs learning path as reading and writing.