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Computing education theories : what are they and how are they used?

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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 > 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:
DateEvent
2019Published
4 June 2019Accepted
Page Range: pp. 187-197
DOI: 10.1145/3291279.3339409
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Publisher 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
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

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