This article reviews literature on worked examples in the context of programming activities.
We focus on two types of examples, namely, code-tracing and code-generation, because …

Educational technology offers several potential benefits for programming education. Still, to
facilitate the technology properly, integration into a course must be carefully designed. In this …

In this article, we report the results of the impact of prior programming knowledge (PPK) on
lecture attendance (LA) and on subsequent final programming exam performance in a …

Purpose Digital learning has become a global trend. Partly or fully automatic learning
systems are integrated into education in schools and universities on a previously unseen …

ViLLE is an exercise-based digital learning platform designed and implemented at
University of Turku. The digital learning path in ViLLE is a pedagogic methodology of …

Utilizing gamification in course holistically requires that all areas of the course can be
quantified, and the progress made transparent to students as well. However, keeping track …

Nowadays, it is typical to integrate programming into curriculum in upper secondary school
level. However, there are rarely existing models or materials offered to teachers for teaching …

Digital learning management systems (LMS) are revolutionizing learning in many areas,
including computer science education (CSE). They are capable of tracking learners' …

Every society has its own cultural system which ultimately permeates and influences their
educational system. Cultural attitudes impact the way students learn and participate in …

In this study, we compare students' ability to learn and master a variety of computer
programming concepts in two different student groups. The first group consists of 64 …