Aplicación del pensamiento computacional en educación: estrategias para el desarrollo de competencias del siglo XXI

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https://doi.org/10.63688/806c5n20

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pensamiento computacional, educación, competencias del siglo XXI, programación, resolución de problemas

Resumen

El pensamiento computacional constituye una competencia fundamental para enfrentar los desafíos educativos, sociales y tecnológicos del siglo XXI, porque permite formular problemas, organizar información, identificar patrones y diseñar soluciones lógicas y sistemáticas. El objetivo de este artículo fue analizar la aplicación del pensamiento computacional en la educación y reconocer las estrategias pedagógicas que contribuyen al desarrollo del pensamiento crítico, la creatividad, la colaboración, la competencia digital y la resolución de problemas. La investigación se desarrolló mediante una revisión sistemática de literatura con enfoque cualitativo, documental y analítico, siguiendo las directrices PRISMA 2020. Se consultaron bases académicas como Scopus, Web of Science, ScienceDirect, ACM Digital Library, SpringerLink, ERIC y Google Scholar, y se incluyeron 21 estudios publicados entre 2006 y 2024. Los resultados evidencian que la programación visual, la robótica educativa, las actividades desenchufadas, el aprendizaje basado en problemas y los proyectos interdisciplinarios favorecen la descomposición, la abstracción, el diseño algorítmico y la depuración. Se concluye que su integración requiere formación docente, criterios de evaluación pertinentes y acceso equitativo a recursos tecnológicos.

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2026-06-28

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Fernández Acevedo, J. E. ., García, J. L. ., Naranjo Brito, A. L. ., Sánchez Ronquillo, K. A. ., & Gómez Freire, F. J. . (2026). Aplicación del pensamiento computacional en educación: estrategias para el desarrollo de competencias del siglo XXI. Sage Sphere of Technology, Sciences, Discoveries And Society, 4(1), 1-30. https://doi.org/10.63688/806c5n20