Journal Article

·2026 OPEN ACCESS

The Perception of Computational Productivity Among Students in Higher Education

Gamze Aksakal , Mehmet Fatih Erkoç YTU , İsmail Tonbuloğlu YTU

Journal of Educational Studies and Multidisciplinary Approaches

Abstract

Computational thinking (CT) is a fundamental competency of the contemporary period, significantly influencing both personal and professional capabilities. In this context, individuals possessing CT talents are anticipated to cultivate abilities in the productive use of information and communication technologies, information processing and dissemination, and product development via digital media. Consequently, it is essential for humans to be both computational thinkers and computational producers. The assessment of this talent, referred to as computational productivity (CP), emerges as a significant study topic. Despite the existence of numerous instruments in the literature for assessing the perception of critical thinking skills, no measurement tool has been established to evaluate creative problem-solving as an emerging notion. This study aims to create a valid and accurate scale for assessing university students' perceptions of computing productivity. The exploratory component analysis revealed that the 40-item scale was categorized into five factors: Productivity in Programming and Algorithms, Productivity in Product Development, Digital Productivity, Productivity in Problem Solving, and Productivity in Collaboration. Furthermore, seven questions were eliminated from the scale following confirmatory factor analysis, resulting in a final version of 33 items. The adjusted item-total score correlation values for the variables varied from 0.671 to 0.878, whilst the Cronbach Alpha coefficients ranged from 0.895 to 0.953. The results demonstrate that the scale possesses a high degree of validity and reliability. TRANSLATE with x EnglishArabicHebrewPolishBulgarianHindiPortugueseCatalanHmong DawRomanianChinese SimplifiedHungarianRussianChinese TraditionalIndonesianSlovakCzechItalianSlovenianDanishJapaneseSpanishDutchKlingonSwedishEnglishKoreanThaiEstonianLatvianTurkishFinnishLithuanianUkrainianFrenchMalayUrduGermanMalteseVietnameseGreekNorwegianWelshHaitian CreolePersian // TRANSLATE with COPY THE URL BELOW Back EMBED THE SNIPPET BELOW IN YOUR SITE Enable collaborative features and customize widget: Bing Webmaster PortalBack// Bu sayfa İngilizce Türkçe diline çevir AbhazcaAcholiAfarAfrika diliAlmancaAlurArapçaArnavutçaAssamcaAvarcaAwadhiAymaraAzericeAçeceBaliceBambaraBaskçaBatakBatak SimalungunBatak TobaBauleBaşkurtçaBelarusçaBeluççaBembaBengalceBetawiBhojpuriBikolBoşnakçaBretoncaBulgarcaBurmacaBuryatçaCava diliCebuanoChamorroChichevaChuukeseDancaDariceDinkaDivehiDogriDombeDyulaDzongkhaEndonezya diliErmeniceEsperantocaEstonyacaEweFaroe DiliFarsçaFelemenkçeFiji DiliFilipinceFinceFonFransızcaFransızca (Kanada)Friuli DiliFrizon diliFulaGaGalceGaliçyacaGuaraniGücerat diliGürcüceHabeşçeHaiti creole diliHakha FalamHausa diliHavai diliHiligaynonHintçeHmong diliHosaHunsrikHırvatçaJamaika PatoisJaponcaJingphoKalaallisutKamboçyacaKannadaKantoncaKanuriKapampangancaKatalancaKazakçaKeçiKeçuvaKhasi diliKiga diliKikongoKinyarwanda diliKokborokKomi diliKonkani (Latin)KoreceKorsika diliKrio diliKuzey LaponceKuzey i̇skoç diliKürtçeKürtçe (Sorani)KırgızcaKırım TatarcasıKırım Tatarcası (Latin)LaocaLatgalceceLatinceLehçeLetoncaLigurcaLimburgcaLingalaLitvancaLombardçaLugandaLuo diliLüksemburgcaMacarcaMadagaskar diliMadurcaMaithiliMakassarcaMakedoncaMalayalamMalayca (Arap)Malezya diliMalta diliMamManxMaori diliMarathiMariMarshall Adaları DiliMarwariMauritius KreolcesiMeitei/Meetei (Mayek)MinangkabauMizoMoğolcaN'Ko BambaraNahuatlNdau (Zimbabwe)NdebeleNepalceNewariNorveççeNuerOdiaOksitancaOromoOsetçePangasinanPapiamentoPencabice (Arap)Pencap diliPeştucaPortekizcePortekizce (Portekiz)RomanRomenceRundiRusçaSamoacaSangoSanskritçeSantaliSantali (Latin)SepediSesotho diliSeylancaSeyşel KreolüShonaSicilyacaSilezyacaSintSlovakçaSlovenceSomaliceSundanizceSusuSvahili diliSwatiSırpçaTacikceTahiticeTamazightTamazight (Latin)TamilTatarcaTay diliTelugu diliTetumTibetçeTigrinyaTivTok PisinTongacaTshilubaTsongaTswanaTuluTumbukaTuvacaTwiTürkmenceTürkçeUdmurtçaUkraynacaUrducaUygurcaVendaVenedikçeVietnamcaWarayWolofYakutçaYidceYorubaYucatec MayaYunancaZapotekçeZuluÇekçeÇeçenceÇince (basitleştirilmiş)Çince (geleneksel)ÇuvaşçaÖzbekçeİbanİbraniceİgbo diliİlokanoİngilizceİngilizce (ABD)İnuktitutİnuktitut (Latin)İrlandacaİspanyolcaİsveççeİtalyancaİzlandacaŞan İngilizce dilini her zaman Türkçe diline çevir İngilizce için asla çeviri yapma www.jesma.net için asla çeviri yapma

Keywords

Cronbach's alpha Productivity Perception Scale (ratio) Product (mathematics) Computational thinking Snippet Psychology

Subject Areas

Teaching and Learning Programming ·Computer Science Applications ·Physical Sciences
Information Systems Education and Curriculum Development ·Information Systems ·Physical Sciences
Creativity in Education and Neuroscience ·Experimental and Cognitive Psychology ·Social Sciences

OpenAlex SDG Match

SDGs auto-classified by OpenAlex (score ≥ 0.4 shown).

Decent work and economic growth 58%