Programming misconceptions have been a topic of interest in introductory programming
education, with a focus on university level students. Nowadays, programming is increasingly …

Understanding students' misconceptions is important for effective teaching and assessment.
However, discovering such misconceptions manually can be time-consuming and laborious …

The feedback given to novice programmers can be substantially improved by delivering
advice focused on learners' cognitive misconceptions contextualized to the instruction …

As a result of the technological advancements in our society, the number of students
enrolling in Computer Science and related courses continues to rise. Programming is …

A misconception is a common misunderstanding that students may have about a specific
topic. The identification, documentation, and validation of misconceptions is a long and time …

The software development process often follows a circuitous path, littered with mistakes and
backtracks. This is particularly true for novice programmers, who typically navigate through a …

We surveyed common logic errors made by students learning programming in introductory
(CS1) programming classes, as reported in 47 publications from 1985 to 2018. A logic error …

Analysis of programming process data has become popular in computing education
research and educational data mining in the last decade. This type of data is quantitative …

This Research to Practice Full Paper presents a study on student's motivation towards
learning to program. Motivation is a key factor in learning. Hence, stimulating student …

Computing learners may not master basic concepts, or forget them between courses or from
infrequent use. Learners also often struggle with advanced computing courses, perhaps …