A survey on measuring cognitive workload in human-computer interaction

T Kosch, J Karolus, J Zagermann, H Reiterer… - ACM Computing …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
The ever-increasing number of computing devices around us results in more and more
systems competing for our attention, making cognitive workload a crucial factor for the user …

Parsons problems and beyond: Systematic literature review and empirical study designs

BJ Ericson, P Denny, J Prather, R Duran… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Programming is a complex task that requires the development of many skills including
knowledge of syntax, problem decomposition, algorithm development, and debugging …

Studying the effect of AI code generators on supporting novice learners in introductory programming

M Kazemitabaar, J Chow, CKT Ma, BJ Ericson… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
AI code generators like OpenAI Codex have the potential to assist novice programmers by
generating code from natural language descriptions, however, over-reliance might …

“It's Weird That it Knows What I Want”: Usability and Interactions with Copilot for Novice Programmers

J Prather, BN Reeves, P Denny, BA Becker… - ACM Transactions on …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Recent developments in deep learning have resulted in code-generation models that
produce source code from natural language and code-based prompts with high accuracy …

CubeMuseum AR: A tangible augmented reality interface for cultural heritage learning and museum gifting

N Xu, Y Li, X Wei, L **e, L Yu… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Museum artifacts are the main way for visitors to experience and learn about cultural
heritage. Augmented reality (AR) allows for high interactivity and is increasingly applied in …

Neurodiversity and cognitive load in online learning: A systematic review with narrative synthesis

AL Le Cunff, V Giampietro, E Dommett - Educational Research Review, 2024 - Elsevier
This systematic review with narrative synthesis aimed to examine the available evidence on
the relationship between neurodiversity and cognitive load in online learning. Despite the …

Using adaptive parsons problems to scaffold write-code problems

X Hou, BJ Ericson, X Wang - Proceedings of the 2022 ACM Conference …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
In this paper, we explore using Parsons problems to scaffold novice programmers who are
struggling while solving write-code problems. Parsons problems, in which students put …

An electroencephalography study on cognitive load in visual and textual programming

S Thorgeirsson, C Zhang, TB Weidmann… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
This paper presents a comparative study of Algot, a visual programming language designed
to bridge the syntax-semantics gap via liveness and programming by demonstration, and the …

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 …

Comparing Cognitive Load Among Undergraduate Students Programming in Python and the Visual Language Algot

S Thorgeirsson, TB Weidmann… - Proceedings of the 55th …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
This paper examines whether undergraduate students perform better and experience lower
cognitive load when programming in Algot, a visual programming language that supports …