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Growth Mindset Mediates the Relationship between Computational Thinking and Programming Self-Efficacy
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Chenyue Wang; Chang Lu; Fu Chen; Xueliang Liu; Qin Zhao; Shuai Wang – Education and Information Technologies, 2024
Computational thinking (CT) competency is essential for K-12 students in the digital societies. Understanding the relationship between students' CT and relevant factors contributes to implementing and improving CT education. Most previous studies investigated the effect of demographic or attitudinal factors on CT performance; whereas few research…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Thinking Skills, Problem Solving, Computation
Predictors of University Students' Intentions to Enroll in Computer Programming Courses: A Mixed-Method Investigation
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Jiali Zheng; Melissa Duffy; Ge Zhu – Discover Education, 2024
Students in technology majors such as Computer Science and Information Technology need to take a series of computer programming courses to graduate. Yet, not all students will persist in taking programming courses as required, and little is known about the factors influencing their enrollment intentions. Research is needed to better understand…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Programming, Predictor Variables, Enrollment
K-12 Teachers' Programming Attitudes among Different Disciplines: Analysis of Influential Factors
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Lihui Sun; Danhua Zhou – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2024
Background: Integrating programming in K-12 curriculum has become a global consensus. Teachers are central figures in programming instruction. But the majority of current research focuses on teachers' external teaching behaviours and less on teachers' attitudes towards programming. Objectives: The purpose of this study is to validate the K-12…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
Factors Influencing Programming Self-Efficacy: An Empirical Study in the Context of Mainland China
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Liu, Jun; Li, Qingyue; Sun, Xue; Zhu, Ziqi; Xu, Yanhua – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2023
Programming self-efficacy plays an important role in promoting interest in programming education among teenagers. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine to what extent family socioeconomic status, programming learning, programming teaching, and gender influence programming self-efficacy. A total of 851 upper-secondary-school students…
Descriptors: Programming, Computer Science Education, Self Efficacy, Foreign Countries
Predicting Programming Performance by Using Process Behavior in a Block-Based Programming Environment
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Qian Fu; Wenjing Tang; Yafeng Zheng; Haotian Ma; Tianlong Zhong – Interactive Learning Environments, 2024
In this study, a predictive model is constructed to analyze learners' performance in programming tasks using data of programming behavioral events and behavioral sequences. First, this study identifies behavioral events from log data and applies lag sequence analysis to extract behavioral sequences that reflect learners' programming strategies.…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Psychological Patterns, Programming, Self Management
Cognitive Enhancement through Competency-Based Programming Education: A 12-Year Longitudinal Study
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Dunhong Yao; Jing Lin – Education and Information Technologies, 2025
Programming education consistently faces challenges in bridging theory with practice and fostering students' cognitive competencies. This 12-year longitudinal study (2011-2023) investigates an innovative competency-based teaching model in university C programming education that integrates six educational theories into a coherent framework with…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Computer Science Education, Programming, Longitudinal Studies