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Guenaga, Mariluz; Eguíluz, Andoni; Garaizar, Pablo; Gibaja, Juanjo – Computer Science Education, 2021
Background and Context: Despite many initiatives to develop Computational Thinking (CT), not much is known about how early programmers develop CT and how we can assess their learning. Objective: Determine if the analysis of students' interactions with an online platform allows understanding the development of CT, how we can convert data collected…
Descriptors: Computation, Thinking Skills, Skill Development, Cognitive Tests
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Burgueño, Loli; Vallecillo, Antonio; Gogolla, Martin – Computer Science Education, 2018
Models are expanding their use for many different purposes in the field of software engineering and, due to their importance, universities have started incorporating modeling courses into their programs. Being a relatively new discipline, teaching modeling concepts brings in new challenges. Our contribution in this paper is threefold. First, we…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Programming, Computer Software, Teaching Methods
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Sicilia, Miguel-Angel – Computer Science Education, 2006
A considerable amount of experiences in teaching object-oriented concepts using the Java language have been reported to date, some of which describe language pitfalls and concrete learning difficulties. In this paper, a number of additional issues that have been experienced as difficult for students to master, along with approaches intended to…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Learning Strategies, Programming, Programming Languages