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For this integration to be successful, it is essential that the training given to pre-service teachers enables them to develop well-planned and structured interventions to promote the development of Computational Thinking. This article presents a systematic review of the literature that aims to investigate how the development of Computational Thinking has been integrated into teacher training. Eleven articles that corresponded to the selected research criteria were found, and the characteristics of their studies are analysed and presented in this article. 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