Shaping students' mind to structure and solve problem, in an Introduction to Programming
course for first year students, takes time, leading some students to get demotivated before …

Defining an integrated project for freshmen students in software engineering was a
challenge but we were able to define one that includes the following disciplines:(1) …

Recent learning sciences have revealed some of the mechanisms of how people learn
through interactions in collaborative educational settings. In this research, we tried to …

[EN] The asynchronous online discussion can enrich learning experience in many ways,
even in classroom or blended learning scenarios. It is quite challenging to design an …

We believe that we need to put more emphasis on helping students develop problem
solving capabilities in our teaching on software development. Our research question is how …

Technical knowledge is necessary for the education of computer science students, but it is
not sufficient to guarantee career success. The complexity of computer science and the …

In this paper we present the analysis of a laboratory experiment designed to understand the
effect of two communication environments, that is, face-to-face or computed-mediated, on …

The research on teaching and learning over the past 50 years suggests that the early use of
collaborative learning leads to higher interest, higher retention, and higher academic …

Students often find CS1 to be difficult and the workload too demanding. Those who are
struggling may lose marks on assessments due to knowledge gaps, slips, or simply a lack of …

Project Based Learning (PBL) develops student knowledge and skills through solving
authentic, engaging and complex challenge in a fixed time span. Academic literature reports …