As computing technologies continue to have a greater impact on daily life, it becomes increasingly important for the K-12 education system to prepare students for the computerized world. In this paper, we present the curriculum ...

2nd Best Paper, CS Education ResearchIn college-level introductory computer science courses, students traditionally learn to program using text-based languages which are common in industry and research. This approach means that learners must concurrently master both ...

Recent years have seen an increasing interest in identifying common student misconceptions during introductory programming. In a parallel development, block-based programming environments for novice programmers have grown in popularity, especially in introductory courses. While these ...