Chris Stephenson’s scientific contributions

... Hence, the central idea is culturally-specific readiness to accept the paradigm of the big data. Scholars define related cognitions as 'computational thinking' (Sneider et al., 2014). This is a relatively new type of thinking that is characterized by students' endeavor and ability to manage large volumes of information while heavily relying on computer technologies. ...

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A Systematic Review: The Next Generation Science Standards and the Increased Cultural Diversity

... The emphasis on technology in definitions was due to the perception of ICT as a significant problem solving instrument with communication facilities and access to information it provides (Kim, Han, & Kim, 2009;Sneider, Stephenson, Schafer, & Flick, 2014). Furthermore, the concept of ICT knowledge and use was also prominent under the same theme. ...

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Defining a New 21st Century Skill-Computational Thinking: Concepts and Trends

... Although computational thinking was initially proposed by the computer science community, it has since been incorporated into disciplinary science education standards [7,8]. For example, the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), which have been adopted by a majority of states in the United States, emphasize using mathematics and computational thinking as one of the eight major scientific practices that all students should encounter in their K-12 education [9]. ...

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Development and illustration of a framework for computational thinking practices in introductory physics