Computational thinking on the background of the theory of mind and didactic strategies of its development

Abstract

The paper involves problematization of theoretical aspects of computational thinking and didactic contexts of its formation. These issues are embedded in the contexts of theory of mind and cognitive processes, where the connections of computational thinking with models of mind and particular modes of thinking are traced. As a result of the analyses, two main forms of CT conceptualization are identified: narrow-instrumental and integrated within cognitive processes, including metacognitive. Their development is accompanied by distinct didactic strategies: instrumental-behavioral and constructivist.