This paper presents a systematic literature review of the recent (2006--2010) development of
automatic assessment tools for programming exercises. We discuss the major features that …

Computer programming skills constitute one of the core competencies that graduates from
many disciplines, such as engineering and computer science, are expected to possess …

Visualization technology can be used to graphically illustrate various concepts in computer
science. We argue that such technology, no matter how well it is designed, is of little …

Jeliot is a program animation system for teaching and learning elementary programming that
has been developed over the past decade, building on the Eliot animation system …

To counteract the factors that negatively affect the programming learning process and the
teaching of programming, different supporting software tools are used nowadays. This paper …

This book provides an overview of how to approach computer science education research
from a pragmatic perspective. It represents the diversity of traditions and approaches …

The educational impact of visualization depends not only on how well students learn when
they use it, but also on how widely it is used by instructors. Instructors believe that …

A Contributing Student Pedagogy (CSP) is a pedagogy that encourages students to
contribute to the learning of others and to value the contributions of others. CSP in formal …

Many individual instructors--and, in some cases, entire universities--are gravitating towards
the use of comprehensive learning management systems (LMSs), such as Blackboard and …

Based on research into learning programming and a review of program visualization
research, we designed an educational software tool that aims to target students' apparent …