References on "Mathematics and Computational Thinking" Education

29 August 2026

• Mathematics Education in Singapore
• Integrating Generative AI
• Computational Thinking and Big Idea: Technology and Reality
• Computational Thinking and Big Idea in Pedagogy

• Choy, B. H. (2015). Teacher education in Singapore: An insider view. Journal für LehrerInnenbildung, 23(4), 66-77, Springer, Cham, 2015. doi.
• Toh, T. L. (2020). A glimpse into the mathematics education research in Singapore. Hiroshima Journal of Mathematics Education, 13, 99-120. doi.

• Zhu, T. (2026). Coding without Coding: Generative AI Support for Introductory Statistics. Mathematics Teachers Conference 2026 "AI in Mathematics Education: Reality and Possibility", 5 June 2026, NIE, Singaore. slides.

• Brennan, K., & Resnick, M. (2012). New frameworks for studying and assessing the development of computational thinking. Proceedings of AERA (American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting) 2012. pdf.
• Chan, S.-W., Looi, C. K., Ho, W. K., & Kim, M. S. (2022). Tools and approaches for integrating computational thinking and mathematics: A scoping review of current empirical studies. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 60(8), 2036-2080. doi.
• Hoyles, C., & Noss, R. (2003). What can digital technologies take from and bring to research in mathematics education? In Second International Handbook of Mathematics Education, 323-349, Springer. doi.
• Sinclair, N. & Patterson, M. (2018). The Dynamic Geometrisation of Computer Programming. Mathematical Thinking and Learning, 20(1), 54-74. doi.
  
  
• Bers, M. U., Strawhacker, A. & Sullivan, A. (2022) The state of the field of computational thinking in early childhood education, OECD Education Working Papers, (2022), No.274.
• Buteau, C., & Tay, E. G. (2024). Topic Study Group 1.9: Teaching and learning of computational thinking. ICME-15 (The 15th International Congress on Mathematical Education), (Go to “Show Program”). url.
• Ang K. C. & Yeo, M. Y. F. (2025). Mathematics teachers’ perceptions and practice of computational thinking. The Electronic Proceedings of the 30th ATCM (The 30th Asian Technology Conference in Mathematics). pdf.
• Far, C. K., Ho, W. K., Leong, H. W. & Tay G. E. (2024). From primary school to university in Singapore: Recent initiatives in the teaching of digital literacy and computational thinking. ICME-15 (2024), TSG 1.9: Teaching and learning of computational thinking. pdf.
• Ho, W. K., Looi, C. K., Huang, W., Seow, P., & Wu, L. (2021). Computational Thinking in Mathematics: To be or not to be, that is the question. In AME Yearbook 2020: Mathematics - Connections and Beyond, Chapter 11 (205-234), World Scientific. doi.

• Papert, S. (1980). Mindstorms: children, computers, and powerful ideas. Basic Books, Inc. New York, NY. ISBN:0-465-04627-4.
• Wing, J. M. (2006). Computational thinking. Communications of the ACM, 49(3), 33-35. doi.
• Grover, S., & Pea, R. (2013). Computational thinking in K–12: A review of the state of the field. Educational Researcher, 42(1), 38-43. doi.
• Weintrop, D., Beheshti, E., Horn, M., Orton, K., Jona, K., Trouille, L., & Wilensky, U. (2016). Defining computational thinking for mathematics and science classrooms. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 25(1), 127–147. doi.
  
  
• Ho, W. K. (2023). Computation as a Big Idea in Mathematics. The Electronic Journal of Mathematics and Technology, 17(1), 1-23. url.