Computational Thinking Skills in Primary Teachers: Evaluation Using Bebras

The results of a research on Computational Thinking skills in primary-level teachers, who completed a specialization in computer science didactics, are presented. The methodology was mixed - qualitative and quantitative. As data collection instruments, two tests based on the Bebras Problems were used. To analyze the texts written by the teachers on how they solve the problems, content analysis was used. It was found that a high percentage of teachers managed to solve problems of medium complexity that involve skills such as abstraction, pattern recognition, models and simulation, algorithms and decomposition. Moreover, it was observed that teachers manifest significant difficulties in describing and explaining when writing the process of solving the problems posed.