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Thoma, Athina; Iannone, Paola – International Journal of Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education, 2022
This exploratory study reports on characteristics of proof production and proof writing observed in the work of first-year university students who took part in workshops on the theorem prover LEAN (https://leanprover.github.io). These workshops were voluntary and offered alongside a transition to proof module in a UK university. Through…
Descriptors: Validity, Mathematical Logic, Mathematics Instruction, Undergraduate Students
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Sangwin, Christopher J.; O'Toole, Claire – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2017
This paper reports a study which investigated the extent to which undergraduate mathematics students in the United Kingdom are currently taught to programme a computer as a core part of their mathematics degree programme. We undertook an online survey, with significant follow-up correspondence, to gather data on current curricula and received…
Descriptors: Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematics Instruction, Programming, Foreign Countries
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Keegans, James D.; Stancliffe, Richard J.; Bilton, Lawrence E.; Cashmore, Claire R.; Gibson, Brad K.; Kristensen, Mikkel Theiss; Lawson, Thomas V.; Pignatari, Marco; Vaezzadeh, Iraj; Côté, Benoit; Chongchitnan, Siri – Physics Education, 2021
We present our outreach program, the "Thailand-UK Python+Astronomy Summer School" (ThaiPASS), a collaborative project comprising UK and Thai institutions and assess its impact and possible application to schools in the United Kingdom. Since its inception in 2018, the annual ThaiPASS has trained around 60 Thai high-school students in…
Descriptors: International Programs, Program Effectiveness, Outreach Programs, High School Students
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Douce, Chris – Open Learning, 2019
This paper describes an Open University eSTEeM project that gathered the experiences of computing and information technology tutors who teach an undergraduate module called "Web Technologies" with the intention of understanding more about how they and their students can be best supported. Twelve distance learning tutors were interviewed…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Distance Education
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Simpkins, N. K. – International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education, 2014
This article reports an investigation into undergraduate student experiences and views of a visual or "blocks" based programming language and its environment. An additional and central aspect of this enquiry is to substantiate the perceived degree of transferability of programming skills learnt within the visual environment to a typical…
Descriptors: Programming Languages, Programming, Undergraduate Students, Computer Science Education
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Mather, Richard – Research in Learning Technology, 2015
A mixed-methods approach is evaluated for exploring collaborative behaviour, acceptance and progress surrounding an interactive technology for learning computer programming. A review of literature reveals a compelling case for using mixed-methods approaches when evaluating technology-enhanced-learning environments. Here, ethnographic approaches…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Programming, Cooperative Learning, Technology Uses in Education