Computational Thinking Training for Students of SD Islam Sultan Agung 02 Semarang
Posted on: 2024-11-21 14:02:51
The development of information technology today is so rapid that it has an influence on various aspects of human life. Human competence must continue to be developed in order to be in harmony with the development of these technologies. Students in the 21st century are currently required to master various skills or competencies, one of which is learning skills which aims to train students to have the ability to learn so that they can achieve success both in school and in the world of work later. Aspects of learning skills commonly abbreviated in 4C, namely critical thinking( critical thinking), creativity (creativity), collaboration (collaboration), and communication (communication). One way to train critical thinking and creativity is through the cultivation of computational thinking skills (computational thinking). Computational thinking (CT) is a method of thinking to formulate problems and solutions, whose solutions can be effectively executed by information processing agents. In order to promote CT in the world of Education, Bebras challenge has been held annually in various countries that can be participated by students from various school levels.
In order to introduce CT and Bebras, the Department of Informatics, Faculty of Science and Mathematics, Universitas Diponegoro organized community service activities (PkM) in the form of Computational thinking (CT) training at SD Islam Sultan Agung 02. The PkM activity was carried out by a PkM team consisting of 5 lecturers (Khadijah, S.Kom., M.Cs., Priyo Sidik Sasongko, S.Si., M.Kom., Guruh Aryotejo, S.Kom., M.Sc., Prof. Dr. Rahmat Gernowo, M.Si., dan Drs. Bayu Surarso, M.Sc., Ph.d) and 5 students (Syafiq Abiyyu Taqi, Alfonso Clement Sutantio, Faishal Bariq Maulana, Brilianita Eva Syafitri, dan Zuyyina Amalia). The activity took place on Thursday, August 15, 2024 at SD Islam Sultan Agung 02 Semarang and was attended by 42 students from Classes 4A and 4B and 30 teachers/staff. The material presented at the training consists of 3 parts, namely the introduction of CT, introduction to Bebras, and exercises and discussion of Bebras. During the activity, there was high enthusiasm from students and teachers for the material presented. At the end of the training session, students were given questions or quizzes from the Bebras Challenge. Furthermore, students are given the opportunity to answer and students who try to answer are also asked to convey an explanation of how to solve these problems. In this session, the enthusiasm of students who scramble to answer the quiz given. All exercises given can be answered and explained how to solve correctly.
From the results of these training activities, it can be seen that after attending the training, participants have become familiar with and better understand the concept of CT and how to solve Bebras problems. Through this activity, it is expected to provide knowledge to students about computational thinking that can train critical thinking and creativity competencies that are needed by students in this era of technological progress.
