本科生计算思维课程教学思考

Thoughts on the Teaching of Computational Thinking for Undergraduate Students

当前,计算思维课程已经成为本科通识教育的重要内容,对培养适应信息时代的创新型人才具有重要作用。本文以作者讲授的计算思维课程教学现状为例,分析计算思维教学中存在的问题,并从四个方面提出改进思路:设置课程群替代单独课程;针对不同层次学生安排分层教学;更加注重思维方式的培养;多种形式提高学生的学习兴趣。

Computational Thinking is an important part of the general education for undergraduate students, and plays an im-portant role in training creative talents in the information age. In this paper, the author summaries the problems occurred during his teaching of Computational Thinking, and presents some thoughts on improving the teaching, which include:replacing the single course with a set of courses;performing specific education for different students;focusing more on the way of thinking;and attracting students with various approaches.