As computing becomes a mainstream discipline embedded in the school curriculum and
acts as an enabler for an increasing range of academic disciplines in higher education, the …

Background The extent to which students view their intelligence as improvable (ie, their
“mindset”) influences students' thoughts, behaviors, and ultimately their academic success …

Learning to program involves acquisition of various skills including problem solving,
fundamental design techniques as well as critical thinking. Generally, most of the novice …

More people are learning to code than ever, but most learning opportunities do not explicitly
teach the problem solving skills necessary to succeed at open-ended programming …

Over the past decades, developments in information and communication technologies have
enabled more and more employees to work from locations other than the office (Stiles & …

We investigated whether a growth mindset intervention could be leveraged to promote
performance and interest in computer science, through what mechanisms it might do so, and …

When solving programming problems, novices are often not aware of where they are in the
problem-solving process. For instance, students who misinterpret the problem prompt will …

Background Implicit theories are important belief systems that influence an individual's
motivation and behaviour. In academic contexts, domain‐general implicit theories of ability …

The success and retention of first-year undergraduates, particularly those at risk due to
economic or social disadvantage, is an issue at the forefront of higher education research …

Research into the relationship between learning computing and students' attitudes, beliefs,
and emotions often builds on theoretical frameworks from the social sciences in order to …