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Shindler, Michael; Pinpin, Natalia; Markovic, Mia; Reiber, Frederick; Kim, Jee Hoon; Carlos, Giles Pierre Nunez; Dogucu, Mine; Hong, Mark; Luu, Michael; Anderson, Brian; Cote, Aaron; Ferland, Matthew; Jain, Palak; LaBonte, Tyler; Mathur, Leena; Moreno, Ryan; Sakuma, Ryan – Computer Science Education, 2022
Background and Context: We replicated and expanded on previous work about how well students learn dynamic programming, a difficult topic for students in algorithms class. Their study interviewed a number of students at one university in a single term. We recruited a larger sample size of students, over several terms, in both large public and…
Descriptors: Misconceptions, Programming, Computer Science Education, Replication (Evaluation)
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Nijenhuis-Voogt, Jacqueline; Bayram-Jacobs, Durdane; Meijer, Paulien C.; Barendsen, Erik – Computer Science Education, 2023
Background and Context: Computing education is expanding, while the teaching of algorithms is less well studied. Objective: The aim of this study was to examine teachers' pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) for teaching algorithms. Method: We conducted semi-structured interviews with seven computer science (CS) teachers in upper secondary…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Secondary School Teachers, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Computer Science Education