Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2025
Department
Education
Keywords
computational thinking, collaborative learning, hands-on learning
Abstract
This unplugged activity is a brief, practical introduction to computational thinking that uses an accessible and decidedly low-tech approach: solving a jigsaw puzzle. The skills needed to collaboratively solve a jigsaw puzzle illustrate the key concepts of computational thinking in a straightforward way that makes the basics of decomposition, pattern recognition, abstraction, and algorithmic thinking come to life. The learning representation included here was taught as part of a professional development workshop for PK-12 teachers but could easily be adapted to use with learners from upper elementary grades through middle school, high school, or university.
Source Publication Title
Journal of Technology-Integrated Lessons and Teaching
Publisher
University of Wyoming, Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Teacher Education Division
Volume
4
Issue
1
DOI
10.13001/jtilt.v4i1.9205
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Mulder, D. J. (2025). Puzzling Our Way into Computational Thinking. Journal of Technology-Integrated Lessons and Teaching, 4 (1) https://doi.org/10.13001/jtilt.v4i1.9205
Comments
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Puzzling Our Way into Computational Thinking