The framework treats systems thinking and computational thinking as co-equal, separate entities within the context of modeling¶
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q1 i? Although CT and ST overlap and support each other, the authors view them as co-equal in the modeling context and define them as separate entities in the framework, distinguishing CT's design of efficient computational solutions from ST's construction and analysis of relationships for generalization. → Namsoo Shin 2022
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Namsoo Shin 2022¶
Namsoo Shin, Jonathan Bowers, Steve Roderick, Cynthia McIntyre, A. Lynn Stephens, Emil Eidin, Joseph Krajcik, Daniel Damelin. (2022). A framework for supporting systems thinking and computational thinking through constructing models. Instructional Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11251-022-09590-9
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An interpretive position in the review's integration section, attributed to Shute et al. (2017) and adopted by the authors. The article reports no data testing this distinction; it is a definitional argument grounding the framework's separate left- and right-side aspects.
"Shute and colleagues (2017) distinguish CT from ST in that CT aims to design efficient solutions to problems through computation while ST focuses on constructing and analyzing various relationships among elements in a system for explaining and generalizing them to other similar systems."
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Related Claims¶
- Systems thinking alone is insufficient for investigating complex systems with time delays and feedback, motivating the addition of computational thinking
- Systems Thinking Practices is the hardest CT construct to code reliably for both human raters and the LLM, requiring more explicitly operationalized rubrics — related
- A multimodal LLM achieves moderate-to-substantial agreement with human consensus on well-defined CT practices but lower agreement on multi-component constructs like Physics Correctness and Systems Thinking — related
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The framework treats systems thinking and computational thinking as co-equal, separate entities within the context of modeling |
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The framework treats systems thinking and computational thinking as co-equal, separate entities within the context of modeling |
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