UniCTCheck: Computational Thinking Assessment for CS University Students

A study at Rey Juan Carlos University and Atlantic Technological University Galway measured computational thinking ability among computer science students. The research introduces UniCTCheck, a method using the CTScore web application and CTProg psychometric scale to evaluate seven core computational thinking components and six programming concept skills. The dataset likely contains assessment results from a diverse sample of students across different year levels and specializations.

Use Cases

• Analyzing variations in computational thinking skills based on gender, as mentioned in the research questions.
• Comparing programming concept proficiency across different university levels, as described in the study.
• Investigating differences in assessment outcomes by university location (Spain and Ireland), a stated research focus.
• Validating the UniCTCheck assessment method against other educational metrics implied by the study design.

Strengths

• Assessment targets seven core components of computational thinking and six programming concepts, as explicitly stated.
• Data collection involved a diverse sample from two universities (Rey Juan Carlos University and Atlantic Technological University Galway) across different year levels and specializations.
• Research design employed two key instruments (CTScore and CTProg) for precise evaluation.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Hijón Neira, Raquel via e-cienciaDatos Harvested Dataverse

Collection Method

Likely contains survey and assessment data collected via the CTScore web application and CTProg psychometric scale.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2025-10-14 21:49:32; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Data collected from students at Rey Juan Carlos University (Spain) and Atlantic Technological University Galway (Ireland).