TITLE:
The Analysis of Research Hotspots and Frontiers of Computational Thinking Based on CiteSpace
AUTHORS:
Chuan Xue, Yue Liu
KEYWORDS:
Computational Thinking, Hotspots, Trends, CiteSpace
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Social Sciences,
Vol.9 No.9,
September
1,
2021
ABSTRACT: The article uses CiteSpace software to visually analyze 424 articles on computational thinking research in core journals and CSSCI journals included in the CNKI database from
2011 to 2021, aiming to explore the research hotspots and frontiers in the
field of computational thinking. Through keyword clustering analysis and
high-frequency keyword analysis to identify the hot spots of computational thinking research, and to
identify the frontier trends of computational thinking by detecting
keyword timeline and bursts terms, providing an important reference for
computational thinking researchers. We found that
not only “computational thinking”, “computer courses”, and “information
technology” are research hotspots, but also “artificial intelligence”,
“education reform”, and “programming education”. “New Engineering”, “Maker
Education”, “K12 Education”, “information technology” and “artificial
intelligence” are all frontier research
trends. The cultivation of computational thinking is becoming more and
more important. In the future, how to cultivate computing more effectively will
receive more attention and research.