Practical experiencesare necessaryto balance the theory discussed in textbooks and in class meetings. Effective practicalexperiencesmust have a clear purpose and must motivate stu...
Novices find it difficult to understand and use compiler error messages. It is useful to refine this observation and study the effect of different message styles on how well and q...
In this paper, we propose a framework for the design of learning activities, which follows the key idea of the “Learning-for-Use” model and adopts characteristics from the exp...
Agoritsa Gogoulou, Evangelia Gouli, Maria Grigoria...
One of the largest barriers to learning programming is the precise and complex syntax required to write programs. This barrier is a key impediment to the integration of programmin...
Introductory computer programming courses are inherently challenging for a variety of reasons. With increased demands for online delivery, the use of effective technologies, materi...