Analysis of the Influence of Learner’s SW Experience on Learning Effect in Design Thinking-based SW Basic Education

Abstract

As our society transitions into an intelligent information society, a systematic preparation is needed. However, as domestic elementary and secondary software (SW) education is not provided equally to learners, there are many concerns that the gap will widen as students enter higher schools. At a time when research in effective SW education strategy is urgently needed for learners with different SW education experiences, this study verified the effectiveness of education by applying design thinking education using design thinking to SW basic liberal arts courses in K University’s ‘Computational Thinking’ course in the first and second semesters of 2021.For the purposes of this research, We applied teaching methods to the field by teaching and designing computing thinking using design thinking. The period during which learners experienced SW education before education was subdivided into four groups to confirm the changes in ‘Computing Thinking Efficacy’ (CT effectiveness) and ‘SW education persistence’.As a result of this study, it is possible to confirm a positive change in the effectiveness of computing thinking classes using design thinking in SW basic liberal arts education. In addition, educators are now able to develop improvement plans. In future studies, in-depth research on improvement measures will be conducted to prepare various strategies that will allow us to make progress in the systematization of basic SW education to improve its overall quality.