It is well documented and has been the topic of much research as well that Computer
Science courses tend to have higher than average drop-out rates at third level, particularly …

ABSTRACT Background and Context: The use of block-based programming environments is
purported to be a good way to gently introduce novice computer programmers to computer …

Computer Programming learning is a difficult process. Experience has demonstrated that
many students find difficult to use programming languages to write programs to solve …

We propose to model the traffic flow in a video using a holistic generative model that does
not require segmentation or tracking. In particular, we adopt the dynamic texture model, an …

São várias as razões que tornam a aprendizagem de programação um processo difícil, ao
qual as abordagens de ensino tradicionais não têm conseguido responder eficazmente …

Programming environments based on an iconic, flowchart-based notation have been widely
used in the context of introducing novices to programming. These tools were initially heavily …

Learning object-oriented programming usually involves learning a programming language
with a large amount of complexity. Students very often spend more time dealing with …

Noticeably, Africa is underrepresented in the computing education research (CER)
community. However, there has been some effort from the researchers in the region to …

From the time of early exploration in the area of programming languages, many tools have
been employed to introduce novice programmers to programming. More research in this …

In order to develop computer programmings skills: critical thought, problem solving, attention
to detail, accuracy and abstract thinking are required. Unfortunately, many novice students at …