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Computational thinking in mathematics education: between curricular expectations and teaching practices
| datacite.subject.fos | Ciências Sociais::Ciências da Educação | |
| datacite.subject.sdg | 04:Educação de Qualidade | |
| datacite.subject.sdg | 09:Indústria, Inovação e Infraestruturas | |
| dc.contributor.author | Seabra, Marcela | |
| dc.contributor.author | Domingos, António | |
| dc.contributor.author | Pires, Manuel Vara | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-03-10T15:53:54Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-03-10T15:53:54Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2025 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This paper examines the gap between curricular expectations for the integration of Computational Thinking (CT) and its implementation in mathematics education. Through a reflective analysis that intersects literature with classroom experience, we argue that teachers' fragmented understanding stems not merely from training deficits but from deeper tensions between pedagogical innovation and systemic constraints. We contend that traditional mathematical competencies already implicitly incorporate core elements of CT. Instead of introducing CT as external knowledge, we propose a reconceptualization of teacher education to value existing mathematical practices as a foundation for CT development, thereby avoiding curricular overload and fostering an organic integration that empowers teachers to recognize the CT already present in their classrooms. | eng |
| dc.description.sponsorship | This work is supported by FCT – Foundation for Science and Technology through the individual research grant: 2024.01567.BD | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Seabra, Marcela; Domingos, António; Pires, Manuel Vara (2025). Computational thinking in mathematics education: between curricular expectations and teaching practices. In 22nd International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in the Digital Age. Porto: IADIS. p. 446-448. ISBN 978-989870472-6 | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.33965/celda2025_202509cr064 | |
| dc.identifier.isbn | 978-989870472-6 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10198/36006 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.peerreviewed | yes | |
| dc.publisher | IADIS Press | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in the Digital Age (CELDA 2025) | |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ | |
| dc.subject | Computational thinking | |
| dc.subject | Mathematics education | |
| dc.subject | Problem solving | |
| dc.subject | Reflective practice | |
| dc.subject | Teacher training | |
| dc.title | Computational thinking in mathematics education: between curricular expectations and teaching practices | eng |
| dc.type | conference paper | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.citation.conferenceDate | 2025 | |
| oaire.citation.conferencePlace | Porto | |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 448 | |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 446 | |
| oaire.citation.title | 22nd International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in the Digital Age | |
| oaire.version | http://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85 | |
| person.familyName | Seabra | |
| person.familyName | Pires | |
| person.givenName | Marcela | |
| person.givenName | Manuel Vara | |
| person.identifier.ciencia-id | 821B-618B-37DE | |
| person.identifier.ciencia-id | 051E-3270-83EE | |
| person.identifier.orcid | 0000-0002-4294-8049 | |
| person.identifier.orcid | 0000-0002-0093-6349 | |
| person.identifier.rid | D-5496-2019 | |
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