Design And Practice Of Project-Based Learning Activities In Primary Schools For Computational Thinking

As one of the three thoughts in the pedigree of scientific thinking,computational thinking is regarded as the core competence of students in the 21st century,which is as important as basic abilities such as reading and writing.The degree of emphasis on the education of computational thinking determines the level of each country's future competitiveness.Therefore,all countries in the world have incorporated the cultivation of computational thinking into the curriculum reform plan one after another.Our country also regards computational thinking as the core accomplishment of information technology.At present,the research on the cultivation of computational thinking is mainly focused on the stage of higher education,and how to cultivate computational thinking and how to organize and design teaching activities in primary and secondary schools has become a widespread concern of educators.This study is based on the primary school information technology curriculum,and based on the relevant theories of project-based learning and computational thinking.According to the characteristics of project-based learning and the training objectives of computational thinking,the training strategy was proposed,and a project-based learning activity design scheme oriented to the training of computational thinking was constructed.Then the design was applied to the teaching practice of Scratch in primary schools to verify its teaching effect.This paper adopts the methods of educational experiment,interview,investigation and research to carry out experimental research,and analyzes the current situation through teacher interview and information technology level survey,so as to better carry out teaching practice.After that,students can learn about knowledge learning,practical problem solving,creativity,collaboration ability and teaching effect through test questions and work analysis.Project learning for computing thinking training,both to ensure that learners master calculation concept knowledge,also can cultivate the student to utilize the computing courses and life practical thinking method to solve the problem,cultivate discipline concept,computational thinking attitude,finally the comprehensive thinking ability to migrate to the broader field,develop into a creative talents.