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Download full textCampbell, Oladele O.; Atagana, Harrison I. – Online Submission, 2022
An engaging first programming class (CS1) often inspires students' passion for computer science (CS). However, the evidence in the literature suggests that the average CS1 classes are anything but engaging for many students. The performance of CS compared to other science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) courses in international…
Descriptors: Programming, Programming Languages, Computer Science Education, Learner Engagement
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Direct linkRexwhite Tega Enakrire – Education and Information Technologies, 2024
This study reports on the usefulness of computer skills for enhanced teaching and learning among lecturers in an open-distance e-learning (ODEL) environment. Computer skills have become fundamental due to increasing new technological tools of web-based management systems, laptops, digital tablets, learning management systems, webinars, and the…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Open Education, Distance Education, Learning Management Systems
Sunday, Kissinger; Wong, Seng Yue; Samson, Balogun Oluwafemi; Sanusi, Ismaila Temitayo – Education and Information Technologies, 2022
Learning object oriented programming (OOP) has been a daunting and challenging task for students across tertiary institutions in Nigeria. Various literatures have suggested the use of technology as a way to improve students' understanding of the subject. In this study, the overall aim is to investigate the effect of Imikode- a virtual reality (VR)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Computer Simulation, Programming
Awaah, Fred; Okebukola, Peter; Shabani, Juma; Solarin, Daniel; Emmanuel Okyere, Ekwam – Cogent Education, 2022
The Culturo-Techno-Contextual Approach (CTCA) is a teaching method based on culture, technology, and context to ease difficulties in students' understanding of concepts. Python Programming as a concept in computer studies is difficult for students to understand at the secondary school level. This study investigates the efficacy of the CTCA in…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Computer Science Education, Programming Languages, Secondary School Students
Musa Adekunle Ayanwale; Jamiu Oluwadamilare Amusa; Adekunle Ibrahim Oladejo; Funmilayo Ayedun – Interchange: A Quarterly Review of Education, 2024
The study focuses on assessing the proficiency levels of higher education students, specifically the physics achievement test (PHY 101) at the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN). This test, like others, evaluates various aspects of knowledge and skills simultaneously. However, relying on traditional models for such tests can result in…
Descriptors: Item Response Theory, Difficulty Level, Item Analysis, Test Items
Amos Oyelere Sunday; Friday Joseph Agbo; Jarkko Suhonen; Ilkka Jormanainen; Markku Tukiainen – Education and Information Technologies, 2025
The need to integrate the teaching and learning of computational thinking (CT) in K-12 education has been on the rise since it was identified as a skill for solving 21st-century problems. The co-design pedagogical approach has shown great potential in promoting effective communication of CT to both university and K-12 students with the support of…
Descriptors: Computation, Thinking Skills, Foreign Countries, Elementary Secondary Education
