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Desarrollo del pensamiento computacional en el campo educativo. Un análisis bibliométrico

Publicado 2026-09-17
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En el marco de la cuarta revolución industrial, donde la inteligencia artificial, la automatización y el procesamiento de grandes volúmenes de datos están redefiniendo el panorama tecnológico y social, la incorporación de técnicas, herramientas y desarrollo de habilidades de pensamiento computacional (PC) adquieren un papel fundamental. Su aplicación no solo potencia la resolución de problemas, sino que fomenta el razonamiento lógico, la abstracción y la descomposición de problemas complejos en soluciones escalables. En este contexto, fortalecer el PC resulta clave para la formación de profesionales capaces de innovar y enfrentarse a los desafíos actuales. El objetivo consistió en realizar un análisis bibliométrico de la producción mundial sobre el desarrollo del PC en el campo educativo. Por tanto, se llevó a cabo una consulta en la base de datos Scopus, obteniendo 1788 registros, los cuales fueron procesados utilizando técnicas bibliométricas y la herramienta VOSViewer, con el fin de establecer las principales tendencias, autores, países y revistas en el área. Estos procedimientos permitieron identificar los principales clústeres o tendencias de investigación en el campo. El clúster 1 se centra en la enseñanza del PC mediante estrategias como la programación y la resolución de problemas. El clúster 2 aborda la implementación de la inteligencia artificial y el e-learning como estrategias para fomentar el PC y la motivación. El clúster 3 examina el PC dentro del currículo en la enseñanza de la ingeniería. El clúster 4 se enfoca en el aprendizaje y la enseñanza del PC. El clúster 5 hace énfasis en la relación entre STEM (ciencia, tecnología, ingeniería y matemáticas), robótica educativa y PC. Finalmente, con base en estos hallazgos, se presenta una agenda de investigación para futuros estudios en el desarrollo del PC.

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