Abstract:

The article presents a summary of basic data and their interpretations concerning the testing of computational thinking (CT) in the Czech Republic. Measuring the development of computational thinking is a topical issue addressed in the field of both didactics of computer science and general pedagogy. Due to the trend of modernization of education and implementation of CT development in curricula, many countries are striving for the rapid development of specific diagnostic tools that would be directly aimed at testing computational thinking and would be able to provide immediate feedback. Our research summarizes the process of developing a self-test aimed at evaluating CT development and its subsequent standardization. The research investigation was carried out in primary schools using a set of didactic tasks and the purpose was to describe and summarize the situation of the development of computational thinking before the curricular revision that implements the development of CT flatly in primary education.

Keywords:

Computational thinking, primary schools, didactic tasks, skills assessment.