Malmi, Lauri, Sheard, Judy, Kinnunen, Päivi, Simon and Sinclair, Jane (2019) Computing education theories : what are they and how are they used? In: ICER '19 : fifteenth annual ACM International Computing Education Research (ICER) conference, Toronto ON, Canada, 12-14 Aug 2019. Published in: ICER '19 : Proceedings of the 2019 ACM Conference on International Computing Education Research pp. 187-197. ISBN 9781450361859. doi:10.1145/3291279.3339409
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Abstract
In order to mature as a research field, computing education research (CER) seeks to build a better theoretical understanding of how students learn computing concepts and processes. Progress in this area depends on the development of computing-specific theories of learning to complement the general theoretical understanding of learning processes. In this paper we analyze the CER literature in three central publication venues -- ICER, ACM Transactions of Computing Education, and Computer Science Education -- over the period 2005--2015. Our findings identify new theoretical constructs of learning computing that have been published, and the research approaches that have been used in formulating these constructs. We identify 65 novel theoretical constructs in areas such as learning/understanding, learning behaviour/strategies, study choice/orientation, and performance/progression/retention. The most common research methods used to devise new constructs include grounded theory, phenomenography, and various statistical models. We further analyze how a number of these constructs, which arose in computing education, have been used in subsequent research, and present several examples to illustrate how theoretical constructs can guide and enrich further research. We discuss the implications for the whole field.
| Item Type: | Conference Item (Paper) |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | L Education > LB Theory and practice of education L Education > LC Special aspects of education Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA76 Electronic computers. Computer science. Computer software |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Computer Science |
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Computer science -- Study and teaching |
| Journal or Publication Title: | ICER '19 : Proceedings of the 2019 ACM Conference on International Computing Education Research |
| Publisher: | ACM |
| ISBN: | 9781450361859 |
| Book Title: | Proceedings of the 2019 ACM Conference on International Computing Education Research - ICER '19 |
| Official Date: | 2019 |
| Dates: | Date Event 2019 Published 4 June 2019 Accepted |
| Page Range: | pp. 187-197 |
| DOI: | 10.1145/3291279.3339409 |
| Status: | Peer Reviewed |
| Publication Status: | Published |
| Re-use Statement: | © ACM 2019. This is the author's version of the work. It is posted here for your personal use. Not for redistribution. The definitive Version of Record was published in ICER '19 : Proceedings of the 2019 ACM Conference on International Computing Education Research pp. 187-197. ISBN 9781450361859. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/10.1145/3291279.3339409 |
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
| Date of first compliant deposit: | 22 August 2019 |
| Date of first compliant Open Access: | 30 August 2019 |
| Conference Paper Type: | Paper |
| Title of Event: | ICER '19 : fifteenth annual ACM International Computing Education Research (ICER) conference |
| Type of Event: | Conference |
| Location of Event: | Toronto ON, Canada |
| Date(s) of Event: | 12-14 Aug 2019 |
| URI: | https://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/124376/ |
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