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 …

Metacognition and self-regulation are popular areas of interest in programming education,
and they have been extensively researched outside of computing. While computing …

Metacognition and self-regulation are important skills for successful learning and have been
discussed and researched extensively in the general education literature for several …

ABSTRACT Background and Context: Computer Science attrition rates (in the western
world) are very concerning, with a large number of students failing to progress each year. It …

The use of computational scaffolding is a crucial strategy to foster students' regulation of
learning skills, which is associated with increased learning achievement. However, most …

This paper describes a large, multi-institutional revalidation study conducted in the
academic year 2015-16. Six hundred and ninety-two students participated in this study, from …

Educational stakeholders want to understand and overcome the well-documented racial and
gender disparities within computer science education. There are many factors that influence …

Hundreds of grassroots groups have sprung up around the world to teach programming,
web design, robotics, and other skills outside traditional classrooms. These groups exist so …

This research investigates university students' success in their first programming course
(CS1) in relation to their motivation, mathematical ability, programming self-efficacy, and …

This work piloted an international replication and generalization study on an existing
prediction model called PreSS. PreSS has been developed and validated over nearly two …