Measuring students' acceptance and confidence in algorithms and programming

dc.contributor.author	Δουκάκης, Σπύρος	el
dc.contributor.author	Γιαννάκος, Μιχαήλ	el
dc.contributor.author	Κοιλιάς, Χρήστος	el
dc.contributor.author	Βλάμος, Παναγιώτης	el
dc.date.accessioned	2015-06-10T20:32:57Z
dc.date.issued	2015-06-10
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/15650
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/	*
dc.source	http://mif.vu.lt/lt2/	en
dc.subject	Δομές δεδομένων
dc.subject	Data structures
dc.subject	Problem solving
dc.subject	Επίλυση προβλημάτων
dc.title	Measuring students' acceptance and confidence in algorithms and programming	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.secondaryTitle	the impact of engagement with CS on Greek secondary education	en
heal.classification	Technology
heal.classification	Computer programming ( URL: http://skos.um.es/unescothes/C00749)
heal.classification	Τεχνολογία
heal.classification	Προγραμματισμός
heal.classificationURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85133147
heal.classificationURI	http://skos.um.es/unescothes/C00749
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Τεχνολογία
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Προγραμματισμός
heal.dateAvailable	10000-01-01
heal.access	forever
heal.publicationDate	2013
heal.bibliographicCitation	Doukakis, S., Giannakos, M., Koilias,C. and Vlamos, P. (2013) Measuring students' acceptance and confidence in algorithms and programming: The impact of engagement with CS on Greek secondary education. "Informatics in Education", 12 (3), p.207-219	en
heal.abstract	This paper presents results of a questionnaire focused on investigating students' confidence and behavioral intention in the area of programming, particularly that of structures, problem solving, and programming commands (Conditional - Loop). Responses from 116 1st year students regarding informatics were used. The results indicate that the engagement with programming logic yields a positive impact on students' confidence and acceptance. In addition, all the measured factors are related relatively strongly. Our findings demonstrate that students' prior direction (at Lyceum) has a significant impact on their Confidence for using Programming Commands (CPC) and Confidence for using Data Structures (CDS); however, prior direction does not have any impact on learners Problem Solving Confidence (PSC) and Behavioral Intention (BI) for programming. In the conclusion, several issues regarding the courses of programming are discussed.	en
heal.journalName	Informatics in Education	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
heal.fullTextAvailability	false