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Hadjerrouit, Said; Hansen, Nils Kristian – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2020
This paper aims at exploring students' experiences when engaging in mathematical problem-solving through computational thinking and programming by a combination of theoretically derived insights and task-based activities. The main method used is a semi-structured interview with two undergraduate students who were presented with a mathematical task…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Mathematics Education, Problem Solving, Computation
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Tan, Wee Lum; Venema, Sven; Gonzalez, Ruben – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2017
Transitioning to university is recognised as a challenging endeavour for commencing students. For commencing Computer Science students specifically, evidence suggests a link between poor performance in introductory technical courses, such as programming, and high attrition rates. Building resilience in students, particularly at the start of their…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Computer Science Education, Programming, Introductory Courses
Chang, Chiung-Sui; Chen, Jui-Fa; Chen, Fei-Ling – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2015
In an educational environment, instructors would always think of ways to provide students with motivational learning materials and efficient learning strategies. Hence, many researchers have proposed that students' problem-solving ability enhances their learning. Problem-solving ability plays an important role for users in dealing with problems…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Freshmen, Computer Science Education, Problem Solving
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Pierrot, Laëtitia; Michel, Christine; Broisin, Julien; Guin, Nathalie; Lefevre, Marie; Venant, Rémi – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2021
Implementing remote and blended higher education courses motivated the design for new support services for autonomous learning. Thus, combining a competence-based approach and self-regulation, the COMPER project offers a service to be used in addition to the courses. It consists of a graphical presentation of the learners' competency profile…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Learning Strategies, Blended Learning, Distance Education
Frydenberg, Mark – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2015
Teaching students to create computer games has become a common practice in both K-12 and tertiary education to introducing programming concepts, increasing student engagement, and recruiting majors and minors in technology fields. This study describes a project where first-year college students in an introductory technology concepts course use a…
Descriptors: Computer Games, Computer Science Education, Programming, Introductory Courses
Mironova, Olga; Amitan, Irina; Vendelin, Jelena; Vilipõld, Jüri; Saar, Merike – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2015
The present paper introduces some strategies used in teaching an Informatics course for non-IT first year university students. The strategies were developed during several years, using the main principles of flexible and blended learning. The methodology has been based on the results of experiments with students from social sciences, economics and…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, College Freshmen, Information Science Education, College Instruction
Mbogo, Chao; Blake, Edwin; Suleman, Hussein – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2014
The aim of this paper is to explore the use of an application that scaffolds the constructions of programs on a mobile device. The application was developed to support novice learners of programming outside the classroom. This paper reports on results of a first experiment conducted to evaluate the mobile application. The main research questions…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Programming, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Questionnaires
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers