Pair programming is considered a very beneficial method for software development and is gaining increased attention in computer science education. Both partners in a programming pair should be equal and active participants, alternating on the roles of ...

Plagiarism is a widespread problem in computer science education, exacerbated by the impracticability of manual inspection in large courses. Even worse, tools based on large language models like ChatGPT have made it easier than ever to obfuscate ...

Despite recent initiatives aimed at improving accessibility, the field of digital accessibility remains markedly behind contemporary advancements in the software industry, as many real-world software and web applications continue to fall short of ...

Curricula recommendation for undergraduate Software Engineering courses underscore the importance of transcending from traditional lecture format to actively involving students in time-limited, iterative development practices. This paper presents a ...

Background: Discussing and sharing information in development teams is part of any software project. Therefore, software engineers spend significant time in meetings with their team. Communicating effectively and efficiently in those meetings is ...

According to a UserWay study in 2021, e-commerce businesses suffer a revenue loss of approximately USD 16 billion annually due to inaccessible websites and software applications. WebAIM's 2023 report claims that only 3.7% of the world's top one million ...

Digital and computing literacy are essential skills in our modern society, but children with emotional and behavioral disorders are often left out, especially during their treatment in a clinic for child and adolescent psychiatry. This paper explores ...

Generative AI, notably ChatGPT, has garnered attention in computer science education. This paper presents a controlled experiment that explores ChatGPT's role in CS1 in a classroom setting. Specifically, we aim to investigate the impact of ChatGPT on ...

One of the greatest challenges in early programming education is to achieve learning success while also creating initial interest. This is particularly difficult for girls, who continue to be affected by persistent societal stereotypes and negative ...

The retrospective, or retro, is a fundamental component of the Agile process, widely used in both software engineering courses and industry. In a retro, teams come together at the end of a sprint to reflect on their team's performance. We conducted an ...

Women in computing were among the first programmers in the early 20^th century and were substantial contributors to the industry. Today, men dominate the software engineering industry. Research and data show that women are far less likely to pursue a ...

The fast adoption of collaborative software development by the industry allied with the demand for a short time to market has led to a dramatic change in IT roles. New practices, tools, and environments are available to support professionals in their day-...

Motivation. Variable naming practices are part of the software developer's profession, influencing program comprehension and code quality. Yet, little is known about how variable naming practices are taught in beginner courses. Objective. This paper ...

Educators are increasingly concerned about the usage of Large Language Models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT in programming education, particularly regarding the potential exploitation of imperfections in Artificial Intelligence Generated Content (AIGC) ...

Practical programming assignments are critical parts of programming courses in Computer Science education. Students are expected to translate programming concepts learned from lectures into executable implementations that solve the tasks outlined in the ...

The increasing demand for software engineering education presents learning challenges in courses due to the diverse range of topics that require practical applications, such as programming or software design, all of which are supported by group work and ...

Learning management systems (LMSs) are established tools in higher education, especially in the field of software engineering (SE). The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic further amplified the utilization of these systems, which necessitated their ...

Identifying the misconceptions of novice programmers is pertinent for informing instructors of the challenges faced by their students in learning computer programming. In the current literature, custom tools, test scripts were developed and, in most ...

Recent research has explored the creation of questions from code submitted by students. These Questions about Learners' Code (QLCs) are created through program analysis, exploring execution paths, and then creating code comprehension questions from these ...

Version Control Systems (VCS) are increasingly used for software education. However they are often used independently of general-purpose Learning Management Systems (LMS), leading to poor user experiences and data fragmentation. This paper presents a ...