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Further evidence of a relationship between explaining, tracing and writing skills in introductory programmingmore
by Donna Teague and Raymond Lister
Publication Date: 2009
Publication Name: ACM SIGCSE Bulletin
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Publication Date: 2005
Publication Name: Expert Systems
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This paper examines computing academics' conceptions of the Unix operating system, and the purpose of teaching Unix. Interview transcripts from nine academics were analysed phenomenographically. A small number of qualitatively... more
This paper examines computing academics' conceptions of the Unix operating system, and the purpose of teaching Unix. Interview transcripts from nine academics were analysed phenomenographically. A small number of qualitatively different conceptions of Unix were identified, within two broad categories. The first broad category manifested a technical approach to Unix. Within this broad category, the conceptions of Unix were, from the least to most sophisticated−(1) Unix as a set of unrelated commands;(2) Unix as a command line ...
Publication Date: 2007
Publication Name: ACM International Conference Proceeding Series
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Publication Date: 2007
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by John Hamer and Raymond Lister
A multi -national, multi-institutional study investigating introductory programming courses drew on student participants from eleven institutions, mainly in Australasia, during the academic year of 2004. A number of diagnostic tasks were... more
A multi -national, multi-institutional study investigating introductory programming courses drew on student participants from eleven institutions, mainly in Australasia, during the academic year of 2004. A number of diagnostic tasks were used to explore cognitive, behavioural, and attitudinal factors such as spatial visualisation and reasoning, the ability to articulate strategies for commonplace search and design tasks, and attitudes to studying.
Publication Date: 2006
Publication Name: Australasian Computing Education Conference
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In this paper we report on a multi-institutional investigation into the reading and comprehension skills of novice programmers. This work extends previous studies (Lister 2004, McCracken 2001) by developing a question set within two key... more
In this paper we report on a multi-institutional investigation into the reading and comprehension skills of novice programmers. This work extends previous studies (Lister 2004, McCracken 2001) by developing a question set within two key pedagogical frameworks: the Bloom and SOLO taxonomies. From this framework of analysis some interesting emergent patterns relating the cognitive level of the questions to student
Publication Date: 2000
Publication Name: Australasian Computing Education Conference
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The teaching of novice computer programmers: bringing the scholarly-research approach to Australiamore
by Raymond Lister and Tony Clear
BRACElet is a multi-institutional multi-national research study of how novice programmers comprehend and write computer programs. This paper reviews the first action research cycle of the BRACElet project and, in the process, charts a... more
BRACElet is a multi-institutional multi-national research study of how novice programmers comprehend and write computer programs. This paper reviews the first action research cycle of the BRACElet project and, in the process, charts a path for the upcoming second cycle. The project remains close to educational practice, with much of the data being either data collected directly from exams sat
Publication Date: 2008
Publication Name: Australasian Computing Education Conference
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This paper presents first results from a wide-ranging phenomenographic study of computing academics' understanding of teaching. These first results focus upon four areas: the role of lab practical sessions, the experience of teaching... more
This paper presents first results from a wide-ranging phenomenographic study of computing academics' understanding of teaching. These first results focus upon four areas: the role of lab practical sessions, the experience of teaching success, conceptions of motivating and engaging students, and the granularity of the teacher's focus. The findings are comparable with prior work on the understandings of academics in other disciplines. This study was started as part of a workshop on phenomenography. Most participants at ...
Publisher: Australian Computer Society, Inc.
Publication Date: Jan 30, 2007
Publication Name: Proceedings of the …
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by John Impagliazzo and Raymond Lister
Summary Like nations and peoples, professions have histories too. Similar reasons for teaching history of nations and peoples may explain the importance of teaching prospective professionals the history of their profession. Indeed, much... more
Summary Like nations and peoples, professions have histories too. Similar reasons for teaching history of nations and peoples may explain the importance of teaching prospective professionals the history of their profession. Indeed, much of K-16 education evolves around the teaching of history. Computing is not different with this respect. However, in the computing field, that often lacks attention to the societal impact of its products or an appreciation of the human side of the field, the inclusion of history of computing courses ( ...
Publication Date: 2005
Publication Name: ACM SIGCSE Bulletin
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