Includes bibliographical references and index.

Computational thinking: A professional and historical perspective -- Computational thinking today -- A computational thinking integration model for primary and secondary classrooms -- Democracy and computation: A normative perspective on the magic of the new millennium -- Computational thinking as subject matter: As an independent subject or integrated across subjects? -- Assessment of computational thinking -- Ethnocomputing and computational thinking -- Professional development as a bridge between teacher competencies and computational thinking integration -- Preparing the next generation of teachers: Revamping teacher education for the 21st century -- Integrating computing through task specific programming for disciplinary relevance: Considerations and examples -- Computational thinking as district strategy: Moving the CS vs CT debate from the ivory tower to the schoolhouse.

"Computational Thinking in Compulsory Education explores the relevance of computational thinking in primary and secondary education. As today's school-aged students prepare to live and work in a thoroughly digitized world, computer science is providing a wealth of new learning concepts and opportunities across domains. This book offers a comprehensive overview of computational thinking, its history, implications for equity and inclusion, analyses of competencies in practice, and integration into learning, instruction, and assessment through scaffolded teacher education. Computer science education faculty and pre- and in-service educators will find a fresh pedagogical approach to computational thinking in primary and secondary classrooms. Aman Yadav is Professor of Educational Psychology and Educational Technology in the College of Education at Michigan State University, USA. Ulf Dalvad Berthelsen is Associate Professor in the School of Communication and Culture at Aarhus University, Denmark"--