Computer science and theory of knowledge
"There is no one scientific method of gaining knowledge or of finding explanations for the behavior
of the natural world. Computer science works through a variety of approaches to produce these explanations,
but they all rely on data from observations and have a common underpinning rigor, whether using inductive
or deductive reasoning. The explanation may be in the form of a theory, sometimes requiring a model that
contains elements not directly observable. Producing these theories often requires an imaginative, creative leap..."
"The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) and the Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA)
have collaborated with leaders from higher education, industry, and K–12 education to develop an operational
definition of computational thinking. The operational definition provides a framework and vocabulary for computational
thinking that will resonate with all K–12 educators. ISTE and CSTA gathered feedback by survey from nearly 700
computer science teachers, researchers, and practitioners who indicated overwhelming support for the operational definition."