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September 12, 2025Frontiers in PsychologyOpen Access

Assessing cognitive components of computational thinking

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Performance on the decomposition measure correlates significantly with programming proficiency in young learners.
In a study with 8–12 year-old children, established cognitive tasks were adapted to measure components of computational thinking.
Each study focused on different populations, including children in STEM camps and fourth graders in public schools.
Findings suggest that learning programming may develop computational thinking skills as children progress in education.

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Observational studies show programming proficiency is related to computational thinking in children, implying important educational strategies.

Mertens et al. (2025) studied this question.

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Observational studies show programming proficiency is related to computational thinking in children, implying important educational strategies.