A Study on the Application Effect of Blended Teaching Method in Vocational College Students' Computational Thinking Courses

Abstract

In the context of continuous development in information technology, traditional classroom teaching models no longer suffice to meet the demands of modern education. The blended teaching approach, combining online and offline components, introduces a new perspective to contemporary education. This study investigates the application effect of the blended teaching method in computational thinking courses. The 2024 cohort of 102 students serves as the control group, receiving predominantly traditional lecture-based instruction, while the 2025 cohort of 106 students serves as the experimental group, utilizing the Cloud Classroom learning platform and employing the blended teaching method. A comparison is made between the two groups in terms of theoretical and skill assessment scores, computational thinking abilities, and a satisfaction evaluation for the experimental group. The research findings indicate that the 2025 cohort demonstrates significantly higher theoretical and skill assessment scores as well as computational thinking abilities (P＜0.05) compared to the 2024 cohort. Moreover, students in the experimental group express a higher level of satisfaction with the blended teaching method. The application of blended teaching in computational thinking courses proves to enhance student learning outcomes and computational thinking abilities.