Multi-institutional multi-national studies of Parsons problems

BJ Ericson, JL Pearce, SH Rodger… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Students are often asked to learn programming by writing code from scratch. However, many
novices struggle to write code and get frustrated when their code does not work. Parsons …

SQL Puzzles: Evaluating Micro Parsons Problems With Different Feedbacks as Practice for Novices

Z Wu, BJ Ericson - Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
This paper investigates using micro Parsons problems as a novel practice approach for
learning Structured Query Language (SQL). In micro Parsons problems learners arrange …

Comparing the Impacts of Visually Grouped and Jumbled Distractors on Parsons Problems in CS1 Assessments

DH Smith, IV, S Poulsen, M Fowler… - Proceedings of the ACM …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Parsons problems are a commonly used problem type typically used in introductory
computer science courses. They involve organizing blocks containing segments of code to …

Parsons Problems for Equivalence Proofs in Logic

M van den Berg, B Heeren, E Rahimi - Proceedings of the 24th Koli …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Many Computer Science (CS) students find it challenging to work with the formulas and laws
of propositional logic. It often takes a significant amount of effort from students to fully …

Evaluating Micro Parsons Problems as Exam Questions

Z Wu, DH Smith IV - Proceedings of the 2024 on Innovation and …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Parsons problems are a type of programming activity that present learners with blocks of
existing code and requiring them to arrange those blocks to form a program rather than write …

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Z Wu, BJ Ericson - 2024 - scholar.archive.org
This paper investigates using micro Parsons problems as a novel practice approach for
learning Structured Query Language (SQL). In micro Parsons problems learners arrange …