The level of Computational Thinking of secondary school among students in Al-Rusaifah District

Abstract

This study aimed to identify The level of Computational Thinking of secondary school among students in Al-Rusaifah District. Computational Thinking Scale was designed. The sample of the study was randomly selected and consisted of (1231) secondary school among students in Al-Rusaifah districwhich counted (11.73%) of the study population. The results of the study showed that the general level of computer thinking among secondary school among students in Al-Rusaifeh was medium, and the study showed statistically significant differences due to the gender and in favor of females in the domain of analysis and abstraction and the domain of evaluation and conclusion. Statistically significant differences were found also due to the variable of owning a computer in the domain of analysis and abstraction, the domain of writing the algorithm and the scripts, and the domain of evaluation and conclusion in favor of those who have a computer. Aslo statistically significant differences were found due to the variable of owning a smartphone in the domain of analysis and abstraction and the domain of evaluation and conclusion in favor of those who have a smartphone. While there were no statistically significant differences due to the variable of the level of the school stage (first secondary, second secondary) or on the scale as a whole on any of the variables,

Key Words: Thinking, Computational Thinking, Secondary level.