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Bridging Cultures and Computing: Exploring the Relationship between Appalachian Problem Solving and Computational Thinking

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Emi Iwatani; Merijke Coenraad; Kyle M. Dunbar – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2025

Students in Appalachia have a heritage of problem-solving. We explore how computational thinking (CT) relates to and complements this heritage by analyzing 34 local ingenuity stories, and perspectives from 35 community members about the relevance of CT. We found the two problem-solving approaches are meaningfully different, but can be used in…

Descriptors: Problem Solving, Computation, Thinking Skills, Area Studies