Investigating University Students’ Computational Thinking Skills in Terms of Logical Mathematical Intelligence Problem Solving Skills

Although there is no consensus in our country on the concept of Computational Thinking which consists of many sub skills, it has started to attract more interest with recent curriculum studies. This study aimed to explore the relationship between vocational college students’ computational thinking skills and their problem solving skills and logical mathematical intelligence self-perceptions by correlational survey method. A total of 237 students (126 females, 111 males) from different departments participated in this study. Computational thinking skill levels scale, logical mathematical intelligence self-perception scale, and problem-solving inventory were used as instruments. ANOVA test was run to examine the difference between departments the skill levels measured. Pearson correlation test was run on the data to investigate the relationships between these skills. As a result of the analyses, it was found that there was a positive significant relationship between the students' computational thinking skills and logical mathematical intelligence problems and problem solving skill levels. As a result of ANOVA analysis; there were significant differences among the departments on computational thinking skills and logical mathematical intelligence levels, but it was observed that problem-solving skills were not significant differences among the departments