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Computational Thinking (CT) has been investigated from differentperspectives. This research aims to investigate how secondary school girlsperceive CT practices -- the problem-solving practices that students applywhile they are engaged in programming -- when using the micro:bit device in acollaborative setting. This study also explores the collaborative programmingprocess of secondary school girls with the micro:bit device. We conductedmixed-methods research with 203 secondary school girls (in the state ofVictoria, Australia) and 31 mentors attending a girls-only CT program(OzGirlsCT program). The girls were grouped into 52 teams and collaborativelydeveloped computational solutions around realistic, important problems to themand their communities. We distributed two surveys (with 193 responses each) tothe girls. Further, we surveyed the mentors (with 31 responses) who monitoredthe girls, and collected their observation reports on their teams. Our studyindicates that the girls found "debugging" the most difficult type of CTpractice to apply, while collaborative practices of CT were the easiest. Wefound that prior coding experience significantly reduced the difficulty levelof only one CT practice - "debugging". Our study also identified six challengesthe girls faced and six best practices they adopted when working on theircomputational solutions.

How Secondary School Girls Perceive Computational Thinking Practices through Collaborative Programming with the Micro:bit