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Figure 3: Mapping MDEC CT RBT Training Course to Professional Development
Framework for Computational Thinking (Brennan & Resnick, 2012)

MDEC has listed six CT concepts to be introduced to RBT teachers as below:

a. Decomposition

Decomposition is breaking a problem down into smaller sub-problems. This will make
the problem-solving process more manageable and tractable. An example on the
application of decomposition in daily life is during the cooking process. The cooking
process can be broken into sub-processes as:

Pre-preparation – the process of marinating or getting the ingredients together,
preparing the dressing or gravy.
Post processing – cooling, garnishing to get the dish ready for serving.

CT requires not only the skill to decompose a problem but also to compose the solution
after the sub-problems have been addressed.

b. Pattern Recognition

Pattern recognition in CT examines the parts of a problems which are similar to
something that has been solved before. This idea is apply to problem-solving settings.
An example is given in Figure 4 on how pattern recognition has been applied to solve
the problem.