Diagnostic messages generated by compilers and interpreters such as syntax error
messages have been researched for over half of a century. Unfortunately, these messages …

Metacognition and self-regulation are popular areas of interest in programming education,
and they have been extensively researched outside of computing. While computing …

Metacognition and self-regulation are important skills for successful learning and have been
discussed and researched extensively in the general education literature for several …

Most novice programmers are not explicitly aware of the problem-solving process used to
approach programming problems and cannot articulate to an instructor where they are in …

When solving programming problems, novices are often not aware of where they are in the
problem-solving process. For instance, students who misinterpret the problem prompt will …

Background and Context. Metacognitive skills are important for all students learning to
program and interest in applying pedagogical approaches in early programming courses …

Prior research has shown that novices face metacognitive difficulties associated with
understanding problem statements. Metacognition refers to the processes that an individual …

Lecture material of a sophomore large-enrollment (N= 271) system programming 15-week
class was delivered solely online using a new video-based web platform. The platform …

Effective self-regulated learning (SRL) is important to student academic success.
Understanding what SRL struggles students face in programming assignments is critical to …

Problem-solving is a central activity to computing, and thus a key skill that novices develop
when learning programming. While most programming-related concepts are taught explicitly …