Scratch is a block-based programming language and community that has allured millions of children into creating personalized projects such as video games and animations. In addition, research has been done using this platform to understand each frame of thought.

Scratch(Computer Science)

Computational thinking is solving problems, designing systems, and understanding human behavior through fundamental computing concepts. It has been seen as a general-purpose skill that all students need to learn to gain competence. 

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With advances in technology, the skill of computational thinking is being seen as increasingly useful. Promoters of CS education claim it places emphasis on skill and competence building, creative expression and participation, and social justice and ethics.

Computer Science Education In K-12

ICER '19: Proceedings of the 2019 ACM Conference on International Computing Education Research. July 2019. Pages 101–109. https://doi.org/10.1145/3291279.3339400

From Theory Bias to Theory Dialogue: Embracing Cognitive, Situated, and Critical Framings of Computational Thinking in K-12 CS Education

They are cognitive computational thinking, situated computational thinking, and critical computational thinking.

Three Different Framings of Computational Thinking

Computational Thinking

Nelson, G. L., &amp; Ko, A. J. (2018). On use of theory in Computing Education Research. Proceedings of the 2018 ACM Conference on International Computing Education Research. https://doi.org/10.1145/3230977.3230992 

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