Programming can be an intellectually satisfying skill and is definitely considered useful. However, problem‐solving with a computer involves much more than just learning programming language syntax. The theory and practice are interrelated in fascinating ways. Whether one thinks that the purpose of college or higher education is to prepare students for an occupation or to develop foundational knowledge with lifetime benefits (or both), computer science (CS) has become a fundamental part of 21st‐century life. Even students studying in areas other than CS are likely to have significant encounters with computational thinking (CT) later on in life.

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基于计算思维概念和实践的基于文本的编程入门教学法

编程可以是一种智力上令人满意的技能，并且绝对被认为是有用的。但是，解决计算机问题不仅仅涉及学习编程语言语法。理论和实践以令人着迷的方式相互联系。不管人们认为大学或高等教育的目的是为学生做好职业准备或发展具有终身受益（或两者都有）的基础知识，计算机科学（CS）已成为21世纪生活的基本组成部分。即使是在CS以外的其他领域学习的学生，也可能在以后的生活中与计算思维（CT）进行大量接触。