The present and future of computational thinking

@inproceedings{Astrachan2009ThePA,
  title={The present and future of computational thinking},
  author={Owen L. Astrachan and Susanne E. Hambrusch and Joan Peckham and Amber Settle},
  booktitle={Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education},
  year={2009}
}
1. Summary Intellectual constructs and tools that are widely used to solve the problems of society have been woven into educational programs. For example, the three R’s (reading, ‘riting & ‘rithmetic) are core to a strong fundamental education, and practitioners and researchers routinely apply these tools to their daily work. Computing has become an essential and pervasive problemsolving toolset. This development has fostered much discussion about the role of computing in a modern education… 
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