Computing education research (CER) has used demographic data to understand learners'
identities, backgrounds, and contexts for efforts such as culturally-responsive computing …

Background and context: The variables that researchers measure and how they measure
them are central in any area of research, including computing education. Which research …

Gaming is becoming a popular method of engaging students in learning processes across
all levels of the educational community. The effective integration of gaming activities into …

Game-based learning has received significant attention in educational pedagogy as an
effective way of increasing student motivation and engagement. The majority of the work in …

Coding games are widely used to teach computational thinking (CT). Studies have broadly
investigated the role of coding games in supporting CT learning in formal classroom …

The games, nowadays, are extensively used in different fields for learning purposes. They
are getting popularity progressively because of their efficacy when used in non-game …

This paper presents findings of an investigation on students' attitudes towards coding and its
relationship with interest in STEM-related careers. A concurrent mixed-method research …

ABSTRACT Background and Context Hour of Code is one of the largest educational
campaigns implemented. It exposes millions of learners, to an hour of computer science …

The objective of this chapter is to explore the evolution and opportunities of the emerging
field of digital games for programming learning, the challenges and tensions that they …

Background In May 2016 the Royal Society announced it was commissioning a study1,
funded by Google and Microsoft, to understand the challenges faced by educators delivering …