How the nature of programming and learning materials affects novice learner's motivation and programming ability

Rahman, Teh Faradilla binti Abdul; Anuar, Nurhilyana; Said, Raudzatul Fathiyah Mohd

doi:10.1145/3178158.3178184

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“…Lack of problem-solving skill and limited surface knowledge of programs is among the main factors that lead to difficulties in learning computer programming. As stated by (Abdul et al, 2018), novice students often approach programming line by line instead of using meaningful structured programs. In a study by (Mohamed et al, 2011), they found that novices feel programming is very complicated as it requires too much knowledge and skills to be mastered simultaneously and at an early stage.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Furthermore, in a study by (Qian & Lehman, 2019), students also make syntactic mistakes in their code, such as failing to declare variables, using malformed Boolean expressions, mistakenly using the assignment operator (=) instead of the comparison operator (==), among others. Therefore, due to a lack of experience with programming syntax, (Abdul et al, 2018) said that novices are incapable to read debug error messages given by compiler, thus unable to mend their program bugs appropriately without assistance from their friends or lecturers. Students need to know the basic syntax, structure, and style of a programming language gradually.…”

Section: B) Studentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In reality, learning a programming language is much more complex than this very simplified description since (Baist & Pamungkas, 2017) mentioned that this skill requires other skills from designing the algorithm, writing program as well as understanding the syntax of programming language. Moreover, (Abdul et al, 2018) mentioned that other than learning the basic concept in language syntax, the students are required to comprehend the language structure and style, able to interpret requirement into an algorithm, translate the program code with the correct syntax, find bugs, apply correct logic and use program development environment.…”

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A Study of Difficulties in Teaching and Learning Programming: A Systematic Literature Review

Kadar¹,

Wahab²,

Othman³

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Teaching and learning (T&L) computer programming language especially for non-computer science students are challenging. The instructors are facing constraints or obstacles in making the students understand the programming concepts and able to create excellent programming skills to solve the real problem. Lack of logical, creative, and critical thinking among students leads to weaknesses in the implementation of problem-based learning (PBL). The entity of programming language problems such as instructors, students and programming language were examined and analyzed based on related previous studies or research that have been reported. The methodology of Structured Literature Review (SLR) was applied to explore the entities and help to measure the major contributing factors influencing the weaknesses of programming language understanding among students. Hence, SLR can guide researchers to find related information from the articles systematically and extensively in line with the objectives of the research framework.

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et al. 2021

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“…However, one study [11] notes that students being taught introductory programming, found this approach "overwhelming and intimidating at times". Rahman et al [12] also note how such students may feel demotivated when carrying out self-study exercises alone. The key to addressing this demotivation is to build in high levels of engagement with any self-study activities, including technology-based activities.…”

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Logibot: Investigating Engagement and Development of Computational Thinking Through Virtual Reality

Sims

Rutherford

Sukumaran

et al. 2021

2021 7th International Conference of the Immersive Learning Research Network (iLRN)

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In this study we assess the effects of teaching fundamental programming concepts through a virtual reality (VR) block-based programming application and its impact on engagement. As a comparison study, participants played an existing desktop-based game (LightBot) and the developed VR game (LogiBot) covering similar gameplay mechanics and blockbased programming. Initial results indicate that traditional desktop applications are currently more engaging than VR for teaching programming. We thus identify the need for careful design of interaction methods to support ease of use and reward factors to promote engagement in VR-based learning applications beyond the initial wow-factor.

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“…This challenge has been addressed in prior research, such as Gorson and O'Rourke (2020). According to Rahman, Anuar and Said (2018) and Settle, Vihavainen and Sorva (2014), a possible factor for students dropping out of programming courses in later stages of their studies is a lack of motivation during the early stages. Given these challenges, it is crucial to not only attract new students to the field of computer science but also provide support and motivation to those who are already studying the subject.…”

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Need-Based Game Design: Developing a CT Game Based on Educational Needs

Humble,

Mozelius,

Sällvin

2023

ECGBL

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According to reports and previous research, present and future society show a high need for citizens with technical skills, such as computer programming. The need for technical competent citizens can however be challenging for higher education institutions to accommodate due to low numbers of students in higher education computer science. But also due to the high drop-out rates and low pass rates in introductory programming courses. With that said, it is important to both recruit new students to computer science and to support those who already study the subject, to meet the demands of the present and the future. An approach that has shown great promise in motivating students while still keeping focus on the learning aspects in education, is game-based learning (GBL). To facilitate support in higher education computer science, more specifically courses in fundamental programming, this study had the aim of identifying important design concepts in the development of a need-based educational game on computational thinking (CT). Skills related to programming have commonly been organized as part of the CT concept. To identify the educational needs, e-mail interviews were conducted with teachers that teach higher education courses on computer programming in Swedish universities. Based in an on-going design science project to create a learning game on computational thinking for higher education, the study discusses and compare the identified needs with design theories, such as affordances, emotional design, and sustainable design. The conclusion is a conceptual design of the educational game with a set of recommendations for a need-based game design in educational context.

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How the nature of programming and learning materials affects novice learner's motivation and programming ability

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A Study of Difficulties in Teaching and Learning Programming: A Systematic Literature Review

A Study of Difficulties in Teaching and Learning Programming: A Systematic Literature Review

Logibot: Investigating Engagement and Development of Computational Thinking Through Virtual Reality

Need-Based Game Design: Developing a CT Game Based on Educational Needs

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