Curriculum innovation trends based on Computational Thinking and Artificial Intelligence: a documentary analysis.
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This article analyzes curricular innovation trends based on computational thinking and artificial intelligence at different educational levels, with the aim of identifying their conceptual, methodological, and structural features between 2020 and 2025. Methodologically, a documentary research study with an interpretive scope was conducted, guided by the PRISMA protocol. The search was carried out in Scopus and Google Scholar using Boolean equations related to curricular innovation, computational thinking, artificial intelligence, and education. From an initial 94 records, after cleaning, screening, and full-text reading, 35 scientific studies were selected. The results reveal two main analytical areas: computational thinking as a component of curricular innovation and artificial intelligence as a driving force for adaptive curricular transformation. In the first case, studies on conceptual delimitation, skills assessment, teacher training, and didactic integration through robotics, programming, gamification, and STEAM approaches predominate. The second section highlights research on personalized learning, data analytics, adaptive curriculum design, AI teacher training, educational policies, and convergent frameworks between AI and computational thinking. It also identifies a high presence of bibliometric reviews, indicating an expanding field and ongoing scientific mapping. The conclusion is that computational thinking is moving toward pedagogical consolidation with empirical support, while artificial intelligence is driving a structural reconfiguration of the curriculum. However, inequalities in access, gaps in teacher training, and risks of instrumental implementation persist. Therefore, curricular innovation requires articulation between theoretical foundations, teacher professional development, and coherent institutional policies. This demands critical, contextualized, sustainable, and gradual approaches.
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