Programming is a complex task that requires the development of many skills including
knowledge of syntax, problem decomposition, algorithm development, and debugging …

Parsons problems are a type of programming exercise where students rearrange jumbled
code blocks of a solution program back into its original form. It is usually implemented as a …

The recent emergence of code generation tools powered by large language models has
attracted wide attention. Models such as OpenAI Codex can take natural language problem …

Prior research has shown that Parsons problems are an engaging type of code completion
problem that can be used to teach syntactic and semantic language constructs. They can …

ABSTRACT Background and Context: Vygotsky's sociocultural theory emphasises the
importance of language, mediation, and the transfer of skills and knowledge from the social …

While prior work has investigated many aspects of programming problem solving, the role of
self-regulation in problem solving success has received little attention. In this paper we …

Research from educational psychology suggests that teaching and learning are subject-
specific activities [1]: learning programming has a different set of challenges and techniques …

This research is focused on how to support students' acquisition of program construction
skills through worked examples. Although examples have been consistently proven to be …

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 …

Conversational programmers want to learn about code primarily to communicate with
technical co-workers, not to develop software. However, existing instructional materials don't …