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Sapounidis, Theodosios; Stamovlasis, Dimitrios; Demetriadis, Stavros – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2019
Contribution: Prior studies on tangible versus graphical user interfaces have reported controversial findings concerning children's preferences. This paper shows that their preference profiles in the domain of introductory programming are associated with gender and age for both interfaces. Background: The relevant literature mainly consists of…
Descriptors: Preferences, Profiles, Robotics, Introductory Courses
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Kostaras, N.; Xenos, M.; Skodras, A. N. – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2011
This paper presents the usability evaluation of a digital systems laboratory class offered to distance-learning students. It details the way in which students can participate remotely in such a laboratory, the methodology employed in the usability assessment of the laboratory infrastructure (hardware and software), and also outlines the main…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Quality, Laboratories, Pilot Projects
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Xenos, M.; Avouris, N.; Stavrinoudis, D.; Margaritis, M. – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2009
This paper presents the main findings, and lessons learned, from introducing a synchronous peer collaboration activity in a distance learning computer science course. Synergo, a software that supports such an approach, was used in this activity. The organizational, technical, and academic challenges of introducing this activity in the course are…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Distance Education, Cooperation, Computer Science