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Perrotta, Carlo – Research in Education, 2021
This article offers a case study of how platforms and predictive infrastructures are emerging in higher education. It examines a Learning Analytics Application Programming Interface (API) from a popular Learning Management System. The API is treated firstly as an artefact based on the computational abstraction of educational principles, and…
Descriptors: Learning Analytics, Programming, Programming Languages, Computer Interfaces
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Heinsen Egan, Matthew; McDonald, Chris – Computer Science Education, 2021
Background and Context: Students learning the C programming language struggle to debug, and to understand the runtime behaviour of, their programs. Objective: We examine a tool that combines several novice-focused error detection, program visualization, and debugging techniques, to investigate which features students use in real study sessions,…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Programming Languages, Programming, Novices
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Weragama, Dinesha; Reye, Jim – International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education, 2014
Programming is a subject that many beginning students find difficult. The PHP Intelligent Tutoring System (PHP ITS) has been designed with the aim of making it easier for novices to learn the PHP language in order to develop dynamic web pages. Programming requires practice. This makes it necessary to include practical exercises in any ITS that…
Descriptors: Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Programming, Computer Science Education, Programming Languages
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Lee, Mark J. W.; Pradhan, Sunam; Dalgarno, Barney – Journal of Information Technology Education, 2008
Modern information technology and computer science curricula employ a variety of graphical tools and development environments to facilitate student learning of introductory programming concepts and techniques. While the provision of interactive features and the use of visualization can enhance students' understanding and assist them in grasping…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Software Evaluation, Hypothesis Testing, Visualization