Background: Previous work has shown that students can understand more complicated pieces of code through the use of common software development tools (code execution, debuggers) than they can without them.

Objectives: Given that tools can enable ...

Collecting fine-grained programming process data may require students’ informed consent in order to comply with ethical and legal regulations. Previous studies suggest that such consent is not always given in the context of graded introductory ...

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 textual programming language Python. We conducted an experimental, within-...

Background and Context. Instruction in most introductory computing courses is typically focused on how to program. However, non-majors who take computing courses have a diverse set of desired endpoints. One group of non-majors are the conversational ...

In recent years, there has been rising interest from both governments and private industry in developing software that is accessible to all, including people with disabilities. However, the computer science (CS) courses that ought to prepare future ...

Educating students about academic integrity expectations has been suggested as one of the ways to reduce malpractice in take-home programming assignments. We test this hypothesis using data collected from an artificial intelligence course with 105 ...

Background and Context: A major difference between expert and novice programmers is the ability to recognize and apply common and meaningful patterns in code. Previous works have attempted to identify these patterns as programming plans, such as counting ...

Introductory computer science for non-majors, often referred to as CS0, is a course that is designed to be more accessible and less intimidating than CS1, with the goal of alleviating barriers and fears associated with learning computer science (CS). ...

Background and Context. One goal of K-12 computing education is to teach computational concepts that support learners in responsibly and competently using and evaluating digital technologies. However, recent research indicates that students struggle to ...

Online computer science (CS) courses have broadened access to CS education, yet inclusivity barriers persist for minoritized groups in these courses. One problem that recent research has shown is that often inclusivity biases (“inclusivity bugs”) lurk ...

Novice programmers often struggle through programming problem solving due to a lack of metacognitive awareness and strategies. Previous research has shown that novices can encounter multiple metacognitive difficulties while programming, such as forming ...

Motivation and Objectives. Group work is an integral component of many job descriptions in the computing profession. To prepare students for this, and also to be able to scale course offerings, many instructors require students to work on homework ...

Background: In CS1 courses, Parsons problems are a popular activity in which students are given blocks of code and asked to rearrange them into the correct order. Parsons problems often include incorrect blocks of code referred to as distractor blocks. ...

Background and Context. Research software in the Computing Education Research (CER) domain frequently encounters issues with scalability and sustained adoption, which limits its educational impact. Despite the development of numerous CER programming (CER-...

External help resources are frequently used by novice programmers solving classwork in undergraduate computing courses. Traditionally, these tools consisted of web resources such as tutorial websites and Q&A forums. With the rise of Generative AI (GenAI)...

The underrepresentation of women in IT has been a long-standing issue. Research has shown that women’s first experience with computing education is vital in shaping their perception of the field and their perception of who “belongs” to it. In this ...

Background and Context. The importance of CS to 21st-century life and work has made it important to find ways to integrate learning CS and programming into the regular school day. However, learning CS is difficult, so teachers integrating programming ...

In computing education, group projects are often seen as an opportunity for students to gain experiences similar to what they will face in the workplace. As such, it is a pressing area for ethics education: practice incorporating ethics into project-...

To broaden participation, competitive programming contests may include beginner-level problems that do not require knowledge of advanced Computer Science concepts (e.g., algorithms and data structures). However, since most participants have easy access ...

Motivation: Q&A forums are a critical resource for supporting students in large educational environments, yet students often perceive these forums as stressful and report discomfort in participating visibly, especially in classes that are large and have ...