Research Trend on Computational Thinking Skills in Science Education: A Bibliometric Analysis with the Scopus Database

Abstract

Computational thinking is one of the most important skills of the 21st century that students need. Currently, CT integration is not only in the programming field but also in other educational fields, such as science education. Many studies on CT integration in science education have been conducted, but the existing research trends have yet to be widely reported. This bibliometric study aims to see the trend of CT research in science education in the last ten years. A literature study was conducted on 152 documents obtained from the Scopus database. The results of the analysis show that the trend of CT research in science education has developed rapidly and continues to increase. CT research is growing with international collaboration, which highlights the importance of educational policy support in strengthening the implementation of CT at all levels of education. The highest co-citation was found in the Journal of Science Education and Technology (1329 citations). Researchers, institutions, and countries that have contributed significantly to CT research in science education are also identified. This review concludes with recommendations for further research in developing science education curricula by integrating CT as a future-proof skill.