As computing becomes a mainstream discipline embedded in the school curriculum and
acts as an enabler for an increasing range of academic disciplines in higher education, the …

Approaches to learning have been shown to have a significant impact on student success in
technical units. This paper reports on an action research study that applied the principles of …

Assessment plays an important role in education and can both guide and motivate learning.
Assessment can, however, be carried out with different aims: providing the students with …

Over the past few decades, there has been a movement to try to incorporate active learning
techniques into traditional university classes. The main idea is that traditional classroom …

Contribution: This study evaluates the generalizability of previously identified perceptions
among engineering students of assessments in introductory programming (CS1). The …

Learning can be greatly enhanced by effective feedback. Traditional assessment
approaches in higher education often result in feedback being used to justify marks …

The Task-Oriented Portfolio Assessment (TOPA) model and associated software support
have been demonstrated to be effective in engaging students in a range of computer …

Understanding the cognitive factors that contribute to introductory programming students'
abilities to learn to program is critical to helping computer educators create better …

Learning to program is known to be challenging for many students. Upon entry, students
often have poor perceptions of their capabilities with some anxiety around the challenges …

Assessments of students' performances, including providing the students with feedback, are
central parts of course design in higher education. These assessments can be carried out in …