An electroencephalography study on cognitive load in visual and textual programming

S Thorgeirsson, C Zhang, TB Weidmann… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
This paper presents a comparative study of Algot, a visual programming language designed
to bridge the syntax-semantics gap via liveness and programming by demonstration, and the …

Shifting beliefs in computer science: change in CS student mindsets

AE Flanigan, MS Peteranetz, DF Shell… - ACM Transactions on …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Two studies investigated change in computer science (CS) students' implicit intelligence
beliefs. Across both studies, we found that the strength of incremental and entity beliefs …

Validation of the Placement Skill Inventory: A CS0/CS1 Placement Exam

R Bockmon, C Bourke - Proceedings of the 54th ACM Technical …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Student success in introductory computing course continues to be a major challenge.
Though there has been much research and innovation in recent years to help reduce high …

What's your placebo?

R Bockmon, S Cooper - Communications of the ACM, 2022 - dl.acm.org
What's your placebo? Page 1 OCTOBER 2022 | VOL. 65 | NO. 10 | COMMUNICATIONS
OF THE ACM 31 viewpoints IMA GE B Y ANDRIJ BOR YS A SSOCIA TE S, USING SHUTTERS …

Piloting of a Computer Science Content Knowledge Test for 10th Grade Students

T Bahr - 2024 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
New (interdisciplinary) Computer Science (CS) subjects in K-12 education have been
introduced in recent years. Most of them have educational plans derived from CS Frame …

The First Five Years of a Dual Track Programming Series

C Nitta, K Eiselt - Proceedings of the 55th ACM Technical Symposium on …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
The varying skill levels of students in entry-level university programming courses
complicates an already challenging task for instructors. Combining students of differing skill …

SE-First: A New Approach to Software Engineering Education

C Maly, S Person, LK Soh - 2021 IEEE Frontiers in Education …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this Innovative Practice Full Paper, we note that the way software is developed has
changed significantly in the past 50 years. Software developers today cannot just be good at …

Motivation and self-regulated learning in computer science: lessons learned from a multiyear program of classroom research

MS Peteranetz, LK Soh, DF Shell… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Contribution: This article presents a synthesis of the findings and implications from the
IC2Think program of research in undergraduate computer science (CS) courses examining …

Validating a Language-Independent CS1 Learning Outcomes Assessment

A Jain, R Bockmon, C Bourke, S Cooper - Proceedings of the ACM …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Assessing learning outcomes in computer science education is essential as it is an indicator
of student progress, the effectiveness of teaching methods, and areas for improvement …

Developing a Computer Science Content Knowledge Test for 10th Grade Students

T Bahr - Proceedings of the 18th WiPSCE Conference on …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Computer Science competencies are becoming increasingly important in our current
digitised society. To foster students in Computer Science, different countries have introduced …