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The Development and Validation of a Survey to Predict Computing Career Intentions

Research Papers When: Wed 9 Aug 2023 13:25 - 13:50 People: Yvonne Kao, Daniel Murphy, Aleata Hubbard Cheuoua, Priya Kannan, Jen Tsan, Kyle Jennings, Heather Smith, Shameeka Emanuel, Emily Miller

… Computing education through informal (out-of-school-time) programs provide a pathway for students of all ages to learn introductory programming and enter computing careers. Many of these programs explicitly aim to broaden participation …

Funds of Knowledge used by Adolescents of Color in Scaffolded Sensemaking around Algorithmic Fairness

Research Papers When: Wed 9 Aug 2023 09:25 - 09:50 People: Jean Salac, Alannah Oleson, Lena Armstrong, Audrey Le Meur, Amy Ko

… to pursue post-secondary education. When sensemaking, all participants considered …

"A field where you will be accepted": Belonging in student and TA interactions in post-secondary CS education

Research Papers When: Thu 10 Aug 2023 09:25 - 09:50 People: Leah Perlmutter, Jean Salac, Amy Ko

… Motivation. All students studying Computer Science (CS) deserve to feel a sense of belonging. In a post-secondary CS class, undergraduate Teaching Assistants (TAs) have the majority of student contact hours, making student-TA interactions …

The search for meaning: Inferential Strategic Reading Comprehension in Programming

Research Papers When: Tue 8 Aug 2023 09:00 - 09:25 People: Maria Kallia

… Background and Context. Cognition, in all its forms, is inferential; inferential reasoning underlies processes like decision-making, problem-solving … and Forward Predictions, Associations and Paraphrasing, all of which guided …

From "Ban It Till We Understand It" to "Resistance is Futile": How University Programming Instructors Plan to Adapt as More Students Use AI Code Generation and Explanation Tools such as ChatGPT and GitHub Copilot

Research Papers When: Tue 8 Aug 2023 13:50 - 14:15 People: Sam Lau, Philip Guo

… ) spanning all 6 populated continents. We found that, in the short-term, many …

Exploring Models and Theories of Spatial Skills in CS though a Multi-National Study

Research Papers When: Tue 8 Aug 2023 14:40 - 15:05 People: Jack Parkinson, Sebastian Dziallas, Fiona McNeill, Jim Williams

… skills and module grades apply for students at all levels of prior programming …

Say What You Meme: Exploring Memetic Comprehension Among Students and Potential Value of Memes for CS Education Contexts

Research Papers When: Thu 10 Aug 2023 13:00 - 13:25 People: Briana Bettin, Andrea Sarabia, Maritza Chiolino Gonzalez, Isabella Gatti, Chethan Magnan, Noah Murav, G. Vanden Heuvel, Duncan McBride, Sophia Abraham

… of the template formats were also explored. Participants (not all of whom had prior …

Investigating the Impact of On-Demand Code Examples on Novices' Open-Ended Programming Experience

Research Papers When: Thu 10 Aug 2023 15:15 - 15:40 People: Wengran Wang, John Bacher, Amy Isvik, Ally Limke, Sandeep Sthapit, Yang Shi, Benyamin T. Tabarsi, Keith Tran, Veronica Catete, Tiffany Barnes, Chris Martens, Thomas Price

… examples. We found that students who had access to all 37 code examples used …

Exploring the Responses of Large Language Models to Beginner Programmers’ Help Requests

Research Papers When: Tue 8 Aug 2023 13:25 - 13:50 People: Arto Hellas, Juho Leinonen, Sami Sarsa, Charles Koutcheme, Lilja Kujanpää, Juha Sorva

… is strong in finding all the issues, and false positives are common. The advice …

An eye tracking study assessing the impact of background styling in code editors on novice programmers' code understanding

Research Papers When: Thu 10 Aug 2023 13:50 - 14:15 People: Kang-il Park, Pierre Weill-Tessier, Neil Brown, Bonita Sharif, Nikolaj Jensen, Michael Kölling

… with a crossover design, where all participants completed the same twelve code comprehension …