Contribution: This paper adds to the results of previous systematic literature reviews by
addressing a more contemporary context of introductory programming. It proposes a …

Decades of effort has been put into decreasing the high failure rates of introductory
programming courses. Whilst numerous studies suggest approaches that provide effective …

Recent breakthroughs in Large Language Models (LLMs), such as GPT-3 and Codex, now
enable software developers to generate code based on a natural language prompt. Within …

Abstract Novice students (N= 99) participated in a lab study in which they learned the
fundamentals of computer programming in Python using a self-paced computerized learning …

Despite increasing demands for skilled workers within the technological domain, there is still
a deficit in the number of graduates in computing fields (computer science, information …

The goal of this study was to investigate how students' entering motivation for the course in a
suite of CS1 introductory computer science courses was associated with their subsequent …

We conducted a study to track the emotions, their behavioral correlates, and relationship
with performance when novice programmers learned the basics of computer programming …

Computer science is a fast-growing field in today's digitized age, and working in this industry
often requires creativity and innovative thought. An issue within computer science education …

As the field of computing education grows and matures, it has become essential to unite
computing education and higher education research. Educational research has highlighted …

In 2001, Khoury College of Computer Sciences at Northeastern University created their first
combined majors with Cognitive Psychology, Mathematics and Physics. This type of degree …