Efforts to improve computer science education are underway, and teachers of computer
science are challenged in introductory programming courses to help learners develop their …

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 …

AI code generators like OpenAI Codex have the potential to assist novice programmers by
generating code from natural language descriptions, however, over-reliance might …

Computing is being introduced into the curriculum in many countries. Teachers' perspectives
enable us to discover what challenges this presents, and also the strategies teachers claim …

The focus of this research was to create and test an introductory computer science course for
middle school. Titled “Foundations for Advancing Computational Thinking”(FACT), the …

Programming is a complex task that requires the development of many skills including
knowledge of syntax, problem decomposition, algorithm development, and debugging …

ABSTRACT Background and Context: Current introductory instruction fails to identify,
structure, and sequence the many skills involved in programming. Objective: We proposed a …

One of the central topics in computing education research (CEDR) is the exploration of how
a person learns their first programming language, also described in terms such as …

This study explores the relationship between computational thinking, teaching programming,
and Bloom's Taxonomy. Data is collected from teachers, academics, and professionals …

There has been considerable interest in teaching" coding" to primary school aged students,
and many creative" Initial Learning Environments"(ILEs) have been released to encourage …