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A new perspective on computational thinking

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Addressing its cognitive essence, universal value, and curricular practices.

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      Communications of the ACM  Volume 61, Issue 7
      July 2018
      90 pages
      ISSN:0001-0782
      EISSN:1557-7317
      DOI:10.1145/3234519
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