An assessment method for a designerly way of computational thinking

ÖKSÜZ, Elif Belkıs; ÇAĞDAŞ, Gülen

An assessment method for a designerly way of computational thinking

Elif Belkıs ÖKSÜZ, (İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi, Mimarlık Fakültesi, Mimarlık Bölümü, İstanbul, Türkiye)

Gülen ÇAĞDAŞ (İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi, Mimarlık Fakültesi, Mimarlık Bölümü, İstanbul, Türkiye)

A|Z ITU Mimarlık Fakültesi Dergisi

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Yıl: 2020 Cilt: 17 Sayı: 2 Sayfa Aralığı: 199 - 208 Metin Dili: İngilizce İndeks Tarihi: 30-04-2021

An assessment method for a designerly way of computational thinking

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The article presents an assessment method for the designers’ use of abstractionskills in the process of CT. Starting with questioning how abstraction partakesin design and computer sciences, the study focuses on the impacts of makingconceptual and procedural abstractions in CT. For that, it offers an assessmentmethod to explore whether a visual thinker’s ability to make abstractions has anyimpact on their process of visual computing. As a concept, CT is considered asa mental activity for formulating a problem to admit a computational solutionby combining the intelligence of humans and machines. It is addressed as a collectionof mental tools and concepts that are borrowed from computer sciences.Within this regard, architecture is one of the fields that require careful considerationof these cognitive aspects towards CT. Although both computer anddesign sciences value abstraction in similar ways, its introduction to the designfield slightly differs from its introduction to computer sciences. Considering thedifferences in their conceptual background and reflective practices, it can be saidthat the abstraction of a visual thinker may not always constitute the way that CTrequires. Based on a two-stage experiment in a CAD modeling framework, thedeveloped methodology revealed that the designers’ abilities to make abstractionsat a procedural level partake a significant role in their visual computing. Whilethe first experiment is conducted with 3 sophomore architecture students, thesecond was conducted with the participation of 3 non-designers along with thesame architecture students.

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APA	ÖKSÜZ E, ÇAĞDAŞ G (2020). An assessment method for a designerly way of computational thinking. , 199 - 208.
Chicago	ÖKSÜZ Elif Belkıs,ÇAĞDAŞ Gülen An assessment method for a designerly way of computational thinking. (2020): 199 - 208.
MLA	ÖKSÜZ Elif Belkıs,ÇAĞDAŞ Gülen An assessment method for a designerly way of computational thinking. , 2020, ss.199 - 208.
AMA	ÖKSÜZ E,ÇAĞDAŞ G An assessment method for a designerly way of computational thinking. . 2020; 199 - 208.
Vancouver	ÖKSÜZ E,ÇAĞDAŞ G An assessment method for a designerly way of computational thinking. . 2020; 199 - 208.
IEEE	ÖKSÜZ E,ÇAĞDAŞ G "An assessment method for a designerly way of computational thinking." , ss.199 - 208, 2020.
ISNAD	ÖKSÜZ, Elif Belkıs - ÇAĞDAŞ, Gülen. "An assessment method for a designerly way of computational thinking". (2020), 199-208.

APA	ÖKSÜZ E, ÇAĞDAŞ G (2020). An assessment method for a designerly way of computational thinking. A\|Z ITU Mimarlık Fakültesi Dergisi, 17(2), 199 - 208.
Chicago	ÖKSÜZ Elif Belkıs,ÇAĞDAŞ Gülen An assessment method for a designerly way of computational thinking. A\|Z ITU Mimarlık Fakültesi Dergisi 17, no.2 (2020): 199 - 208.
MLA	ÖKSÜZ Elif Belkıs,ÇAĞDAŞ Gülen An assessment method for a designerly way of computational thinking. A\|Z ITU Mimarlık Fakültesi Dergisi, vol.17, no.2, 2020, ss.199 - 208.
AMA	ÖKSÜZ E,ÇAĞDAŞ G An assessment method for a designerly way of computational thinking. A\|Z ITU Mimarlık Fakültesi Dergisi. 2020; 17(2): 199 - 208.
Vancouver	ÖKSÜZ E,ÇAĞDAŞ G An assessment method for a designerly way of computational thinking. A\|Z ITU Mimarlık Fakültesi Dergisi. 2020; 17(2): 199 - 208.
IEEE	ÖKSÜZ E,ÇAĞDAŞ G "An assessment method for a designerly way of computational thinking." A\|Z ITU Mimarlık Fakültesi Dergisi, 17, ss.199 - 208, 2020.
ISNAD	ÖKSÜZ, Elif Belkıs - ÇAĞDAŞ, Gülen. "An assessment method for a designerly way of computational thinking". A\|Z ITU Mimarlık Fakültesi Dergisi 17/2 (2020), 199-208.