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Zhang, Yingbin; Paquette, Luc; Pinto, Juan D.; Liu, Qianhui; Fan, Aysa Xuemo – Education and Information Technologies, 2023
It is widely recognized that debugging is challenging for novice programmers and, as such, computing educators and researchers have called for explicit debugging instruction. Debugging requires various knowledge and skills, and different students may show different strengths and weaknesses. An understanding of such individual differences is…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Programming, Novices, Troubleshooting
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Asiye Toker Gokce; Arzu Deveci Topal; Aynur Kolburan Geçer; Canan Dilek Eren – Education and Information Technologies, 2025
Artificial intelligence (AI) literacy is critical to shaping students' academic experiences and future opportunities inhigher education. This study examines AI literacy among university students, examining variables such as gender, frequency of use of AI applications, completion of AI-related courses, and field of study. The research involved 664…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Technological Literacy, College Students, Decision Making
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Lung-Chun Chang; Hon-Ren Lin; Jian-Wei Lin – Education and Information Technologies, 2024
Many students want to enroll in programming courses but fear the challenges ahead. They aspire to design quality systems or games after acquiring related skills but report concerns that programming logic is too difficult to learn because memorization of the syntax is required. Thus, they experience anxiety, are demotivated to learn, and,…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Outcomes of Education, Anxiety, Programming
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Busra Ozmen Yagiz; Ecenaz Alemdag – Education and Information Technologies, 2025
Resilience is a critical personality trait that allows one to deal with difficulties, learn from failures, and maintain a positive attitude during task performance. However, it has not been understudied in a complex and challenging educational domain. The current research intends to address this gap by analyzing the specific characteristics of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Resilience (Psychology), Programming
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Happe, Lucia; Buhnova, Barbora; Koziolek, Anne; Wagner, Ingo – Education and Information Technologies, 2021
The interest of girls in computing drops early during primary and secondary education, with minimal recovery in later education stages. In combination with the growing shortage of qualified computer science personnel, this is becoming a major issue, and also a target of numerous studies that examine measures, interventions, and strategies to boost…
Descriptors: Females, Secondary School Students, Computer Science Education, Intervention
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Ioannis, Berdousis; Maria, Kordaki – Education and Information Technologies, 2019
The study of gender differences in Computer Science (CS) has captured the attention of many researchers around the world. Over time, research has revealed that negative stereotypes and 'myths' about the cognitive skills, academic abilities and interests of females in CS do exist, deterring females from entering the field. Thus, this study aims to…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Gender Differences, Stereotypes, Misconceptions