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Zheng, Lanqin; Zhen, Yuanyi; Niu, Jiayu; Zhong, Lu – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 2022
Programming skills have gained increasing attention in recent years because digital technologies have become an indispensable part of life. However, little is known about the roles of fade-in and fade-out scaffolding in online collaborative programming settings. To close this research gap, the present study aims to examine the roles of fade-in and…
Descriptors: Programming, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Skill Development, Undergraduate Students
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Claudio Alvarez; Maira Marques Samary; Alyssa Friend Wise – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 2024
Computer programming is a skill of increasing importance in scientific and technological fields. However, in introductory computer science (CS1) courses in higher education, approximately one in every three students fails. A common reason is that students are overwhelmed by an accelerated and inflexible pace of learning that jeopardizes success.…
Descriptors: Mastery Learning, Computer Science Education, Programming, Action Research
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Kay, Robin; MacDonald, Thom; DiGiuseppe, Maurice – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 2019
The purpose of this study was to compare community college students' learning experiences and performance for lecture-based, active learning, and flipped classroom teaching approaches. Participants were second-semester computer programming students (n = 103) at a mid-sized college of applied arts and technology. Garrison's (2011) Community of…
Descriptors: Lecture Method, Blended Learning, Active Learning, Higher Education
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Hwang, Wu-Yuin; Hsu, Jung-Lung; Shadiev, Rustam; Chang, Chia-Ling; Huang, Yueh-Min – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 2015
This study explored the use of self-assessments, journaling, and peer sharing in an online computer programming course. We conducted an experiment using a pretest-intervention-posttest design in which 64 undergraduate first-year students participated. We aimed to investigate whether self-assessment, journaling, and peer sharing can facilitate…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Computer Science Education, Programming, Student Evaluation
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Weller, Martin – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 2007
This paper examines the concept of learning objects, the advantages they offer, and related issues. Learning objects focus on content, while the Learning Design specification addresses pedagogy. Underlying both of these approaches is the motivation to reuse, which has cost and quality benefits. Despite these benefits, adoption of the two…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Cost Effectiveness, Electronic Learning, Educational Technology
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Samis, Peter S.; Johnson, Laurence F.; Smith, Rachel S. – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 2007
This paper provides a history of the "Pachyderm 2.0 Project," a partnership led by the New Media Consortium (NMC) and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMONA), and funded by the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The project brings software development teams and digital library experts from six NMC universities together with…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Museums, Intellectual Property, Program Development