One of the main challenges of computing education is the teaching of computer
programming. Technical skills related to algorithm logic, programming language syntax, and …

To counteract the factors that negatively affect the programming learning process and the
teaching of programming, different supporting software tools are used nowadays. This paper …

Based on a survey of literature, four different approaches to teaching introductory
programming are identified and described. Examples of the practice of each approach are …

A broad review of research on the teaching and learning of programming was conducted by
Robins et al. in 2003. Since this work there have been several reviews of research …

Contribution: This paper adds to the results of previous systematic literature reviews by
addressing a more contemporary context of introductory programming. It proposes a …

It has now been 10 years since the first annual HEA-ICS 1-day Teaching of Programming
conference was held in Leeds. Each year people have reported on their initiatives: to help …

Teaching programming to beginners is a complex task. In this article, the effects of three
factors—choice of programming language, problem-solving training, and the use of …

Decades of effort has been put into decreasing the high failure rates of introductory
programming courses. Whilst numerous studies suggest approaches that provide effective …

This paper presents an analysis of research papers about programming education that were
published in computing education conferences in the years 2005 to 2008. We employed …

This paper describes preliminary results of research related to programming teaching tools.
This study focuses on the key issues being highlighted in this research. Among the research …