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UKICER '21: Proceedings of the 2021 Conference on United Kingdom & Ireland Computing Education Research
ACM2021 Proceeding
Publisher:
  • Association for Computing Machinery
  • New York
  • NY
  • United States
Conference:
UKICER '21: United Kingdom and Ireland Computing Education Research conference. Glasgow United Kingdom September 2 - 3, 2021
ISBN:
978-1-4503-8568-8
Published:
13 September 2021
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SESSION: Keynote
keynote
The Synergistic Cycle of Teaching and Computing Education Research

As instructors seek to design their courses to improve student experiences or outcomes, they can benefit from the rich literature on education, STEM education, and computing education. In turn, instructors have an opportunity to contribute to that ...

SESSION: Session 1: Systems and Schools
research-article
A Frame of Mind: Frame-based vs. Text-based Editing
Article No.: 2, Pages 1–7https://doi.org/10.1145/3481282.3481286

Block-based programming has become popular for children and young school students, but at university level almost all programming is still text-based. A third intermediate option is the use of frame-based editors that combine elements of both block- and ...

research-article
An online platform for teaching upper secondary school computer science
Article No.: 3, Pages 1–7https://doi.org/10.1145/3481282.3481287

The teaching of computing in schools is relatively new, with limited research informing what to teach and how in upper secondary contexts. However, computing education has spawned the development of many tools for use in such education settings.

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SESSION: Session 2: Attitudes and Beliefs
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Women’s Sense of Belonging in Computer Science Education: The Need for a Collective Response
Article No.: 4, Pages 1–7https://doi.org/10.1145/3481282.3481288

The gender imbalance in Computing education continues to be concerning, with women hugely underrepresented in the field. Prior research on improving gender equality in the discipline discusses the need to improve women’s sense of belonging. However, ...

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Female pupils’ attitudes to computing in early adolescence
Article No.: 5, Pages 1–6https://doi.org/10.1145/3481282.3481289

Female students are under-represented in optional Computer Science qualifications in England’s schools. We know that educational and career choices are affected by students’ attitudes towards the subject and perceptions of their own ability, as well as ...

SESSION: Session 3: Peers
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Investigating Remote Pair Programming In Part-Time Distance Education
Article No.: 6, Pages 1–7https://doi.org/10.1145/3481282.3481290

Pair programming promotes immediate, informal collaboration over coding activities. The driving developer writes the code and controls the keyboard and mouse; the navigating developer checks the code as it is written by the driver; the developers swap ...

research-article
Student Perspectives on the Purpose of Peer Evaluation During Group Game Development Projects
Article No.: 7, Pages 1–7https://doi.org/10.1145/3481282.3481294

Being able to work well in a team is valued in industry and beyond. As such, many university educators strive to help their students to collaborate effectively. However, it is typically the case that more than ad-hoc experience is needed to master ...

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Student Perspectives of Peer Assessment in Programming Courses
Article No.: 8, Pages 1–7https://doi.org/10.1145/3481282.3481292

Peer assessment is a common form of shared learning in which students provide feedback on each other's work. Despite the crucial role that students play in peer assessment, programming students’ perspectives on such practices are relatively under-...

SESSION: Session 4: Community
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Open Access
The Development of Teaching Case Studies to Explore Ethical Issues Associated with Computer Programming: Four Case Studies on Programming Ethics.
Article No.: 9, Pages 1–7https://doi.org/10.1145/3481282.3481293

In the past decade software products have become pervasive in many aspects of people's lives around the world. Unfortunately, the quality of the experience an individual has interacting with that software is dependent on the quality of the software ...

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The Roles and Challenges of Computing Terminology in Non-Computing Disciplines
Article No.: 10, Pages 1–7https://doi.org/10.1145/3481282.3481284

Aspects of computing are used in all professions. Regardless of academic discipline, graduates require ever-improving computing competencies – applied in their own disciplinary contexts – to become proficient experts in their chosen careers, as well as ...

SESSION: Panel
panel
Supporting Computing Educators to Create a Cycle of Teaching and Computing Education Research
Article No.: 11, Pages 1–3https://doi.org/10.1145/3481282.3483527

Despite a rich history of computing education in the United Kingdom and Ireland, computing educators often rely on the same procedures and teaching practices rather than embrace innovations. Similarly, while a growing collection of literature exists on ...

SESSION: Editorial
opinion
Forming Community in Computing Science Education with Research in Practice Project Activities
Article No.: 12, Pages 1–3https://doi.org/10.1145/3481282.3481285

The United Kingdom and Ireland Computing Education Research (UKICER) conference is emerging as a leading venue to disseminate research contributions to the community. However, it is important the venue continues to act as an entry point for individuals ...

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  • University of Glasgow
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