Sunday 12, August | |
08:00-17:00 | Workshop: Computing Science Educational Infrastructure: Crossing the Borders Peter Brusilovsky, Ken Koedinger, Cliff Shaffer and Steve Edwards Haltia Finnish Nature Centre, Nuuksio National Park; bus transportation 7.20 from Helsinki City Center (Kiasma museum, Mannerheiminaukio, next to the Mannerheim monument), 8.00 Dipoli (Conference venue), and 8.15 from Radisson Blu, Otaranta 2, Espoo, Finland |
08:00-17:00 | Doctoral Consortium Andy Ko, Jan Vahrenhold Palaver, Dipoli, Otakaari 24, 02150 Espoo, Finland |
13:30-17:00 | Workshop: Building Your Team of Change Champions Rebecca Bates Takka, Dipoli, Otakaari 24, 02150 Espoo, Finland |
17:00-19:00 | Reception & Conference registration Capitolium, Dipoli, Otakaari 24, 02150 Espoo, Finland |
Monday 13 August | |
08:00-08:45 | Registration Dipoli, Otakaari 24, 02150 Espoo, Finland |
08:45-09:15 | Opening – Conference Welcome and Announcements Kaleva, Dipoli |
Session 1 | Social and psychological theory perspectives Chair: Briana Morrison, University of Nebraska Omaha, USA |
09:15-10:45 | Self-Efficacy, Cognitive Load, and Emotional Reactions in Collaborative Algorithms Labs — A Case Study Laura Toma (Bowdoin College); Jan Vahrenhold (Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster) |
Fixed versus growth mindset does not seem to matter much: A prospective observational study in two bachelor level computer science courses Antti-Juhani Kaijanaho (Univ. of Jyväskylä); Ville Tirronen (Univ. of Jyväskylä) |
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Towards an analysis of program complexity from a cognitive perspective Rodrigo Duran (Aalto Univ.); Juha Sorva (Aalto Univ.); Sofia Leite (Univ. of Porto) |
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10:45-11:15 | Morning coffee/tea – Sief, Dipoli Posters during Morning coffee/tea – Capitolium, Dipoli |
Session 2 | Theory in CS education – Kaleva, Dipoli Chair: Robert McCartney, University of Connecticut, USA |
11:15-12:15 | On Use of Theory in Computing Education Research Greg L. Nelson (Univ. of Washington); Andrew Ko (Univ. of Washington) |
Panel discussion | |
12:15-13:30 | Lunch – Sief, Dipoli |
Session 3 | Tools and technologies in computing education, 1 – Kaleva, Dipoli Chair: Andrew Petersen, University of Toronto Mississauga, Canada |
13:30-15:00 | Metacognitive Difficulties Faced By Novice Programmers in Automated Assessment Tools James Prather (Abilene Christian Univ.); Raymond Pettit (Abilene Christian Univ.); Kayla Holcomb McMurry (Abilene Christian Univ.); Alani Peters (Abilene Christian Univ.); John Homer(Abilene Christian Univ.); Maxine Cohen (Nova Southeastern Univ.) |
Who Tests the Testers? Avoiding the Perils of Automated Testing John Wrenn (Brown Univ.); Shriram Krishnamurthi (Brown Univ.); Kathi Fisler (Brown Univ.) |
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Evaluating the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Adaptive Parsons Problems Barbara Ericson (Georgia Inst. of Technology); James Foley (Georgia Inst. of Technology); Jochen Rick (Georgia Inst. of Technology) |
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15:00-15:30 | Lightning Talks Chair: Kate Sanders, Anna Eckerdal Kaleva, Dipoli |
15:30-16:15 | Afternoon coffee/tea – Sief, Dipoli Posters during Afternoon tea – Capitolium, Dipoli |
Session 4 | CS teachers – Kaleva, Dipoli Chair: Adrienne Decker, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA |
16:15-17:45 | Pedagogical Content Knowledge for Teaching Inclusive Design Alannah Oleson (Oregon State Univ.); Christopher Mendez (Oregon State Univ.); Zoe Steine-Hanson (Oregon State Univ.); Claudia Hilderbrand (Oregon State Univ.); Christopher Perdriau (Oregon State Univ.); Margaret Burnett (Oregon State Univ.); Andrew Ko (Univ. of Washington) |
Digital competence, teacher self-efficacy and training needs Linda Mannila (Linköping Univ.); Lars-Åke Nordén (Uppsala Univ.); Arnold Pears (Uppsala Univ.) |
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Professional Learning in the Midst of Teaching Computer Science Aleata Hubbard (WestEd); Katie D’Silva (WestEd) |
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Evening | Make your own arrangements for dinner. See the list of recommended restaurants. |
Tuesday 14 August | |
08:45-09:00 | Registration – Kaleva, Dipoli |
09:00-10:15 | Keynote address: Growing minds – 21st century competences and digitalisation among Finnish youth? Kirsti Lonka (Univ. of Helsinki). Chair: Lauri Malmi, Aalto University, Finland |
10:15-11:00 | Coffee / tea & DC posters (grp 1) – Sief / Capitolium, Dipoli |
Session 5 | Background factors – Kaleva, Dipoli Chair: Leo Porter, University of California, San Diego, USA |
11:00-12:30 | Socioeconomic Status and Computer Science Achievement: Spatial Ability as a Mediating Variable in a Novel Model of Understanding Miranda Parker (Georgia Inst. of Technology); Amber Solomon (Georgia Inst. of Technology); Brianna Pritchett (Georgia Inst. of Technology); David Illingworth (Georgia Inst. of Technology); Lauren Margulieux (Georgia State Univ.); Mark Guzdial (Georgia Inst. of Technology) |
Investigating the relationship between spatial skills and computer science Jack Parkinson (Univ. of Glasgow); Quintin Cutts (Univ. of Glasgow) |
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Experiences of Computer Science Transfer Students Harrison Kwik (Univ. of Washington); Benjamin Xie (Univ. of Washington); Andrew Ko (Univ. of Washington) |
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12:30-13:45 | Lunch – Sief, Dipoli Senior PC meeting – Valsta, Dipoli |
Session 6 | K12 computing education – Kaleva, Dipoli Chair: Colleen Lewis, Harvey Mudd College, USA |
13:45-15:15 | Decomposition: A K-8 Computational Thinking Learning Trajectory Kathryn Rich (Michigan State Univ.); T. Andrew Binkowski (Univ. of Chicago) ;Carla Strickland (Univ. of Chicago);and Diana Franklin (Univ. of Chicago) |
Unravelling the cognition of coding in 3-to-6-year olds. The development of an assessment tool and the relationship between coding ability and cognitive compiling of syntax in natural language Eva Marinus (Macquarie Univ.); Zoe Powell (Macquarie Univ.); Rosalind Thornton (Macquarie Univ.); Genevieve McArthur (Macquarie Univ.); Stephen Crain (Macquarie Univ.) |
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Starting from Scratch: Outcomes of early computer science learning experiences and implications for what comes next David Weintrop (Univ. Maryland); Alexandria Hansen (Univ. California Santa Barbara); Danielle Harlow (Univ. California Santa Barbara); Diana Franklin (Univ. of Chicago) |
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15:15-16:00 | Coffee / tea & DC posters (grp 2) – Sief / Capitolium, Dipoli |
Session 7 | Session 7, Misconceptions – Kaleva, Dipoli Chair: Judy Sheard, Monash University, Australia |
16:00-17:30 | Programming Misconceptions for School Students Alaaeddin Swidan (Delft Univ. of Technology); Felienne Hermans (Delft Univ. of Technology); Marileen Smit (Delft Univ. of Technology) |
Misconception-Driven Feedback: Results from an Experimental Study Luke Gusukuma (Virginia Tech); Austin Bart (Virginia Tech); Dennis Kafura (Virginia Tech); Jeremy Ernst (Virginia Tech) |
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Identifying Student Difficulties with Basic Data Structures Daniel Zingaro (Univ. of Toronto, Mississauga); Cynthia Taylor (Univ. of Illinois at Chicago); Leo Porter (Univ. California San Diego); Michael Clancy (Univ. California Berkeley); Cynthia Lee (Stanford Univ.); Soohyun Nam Liao (Univ. California San Diego); Kevin Webb (Swarthmore College) |
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18:00-18:15 | Buses leave to conference dinner: 18:00 Dipoli – 18:15 Radisson Blu – 18:30 Hanasaari |
19:00-22:00 | Conference Dinner – Hanasaari Culture Center |
22:00 | Buses leave – 22:00 Hanasaari – 22:15 Radisson Blu – 22:20 Dipoli – 22:45 Kiasma (Helsinki City Center) |
Wednesday 15 August | |
Session 8 | Tools and technologies in computing education, 2 – Kaleva, Dipoli Chair: Brian Dorn, University of Nebraska Omaha, USA |
08:45-10:15 | Automated Plagiarism Detection for Computer Programming Exercises based on Patterns of Resubmission Narjes Tahaei (Univ. of California Merced); David C. Noelle (Univ. of California Merced) |
Objects count so count objects! Ewan Tempero (Univ. of Auckland); Paul Denny (Univ. of Auckland); Andrew Luxton-Reilly (Univ. of Auckland); Paul Ralph (Univ. of Auckland) |
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Blackbox, five years on: an evaluation of a large-scale programming data collection project Neil Brown (King’s College London); Amjad Altadmri (King’s College London); Sue Sentance (King’s College London); Michael Kölling (King’s College London) |
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10:15-10:45 | Morning coffee/tea – Sief, Dipoli |
Session 9 | Recruitment and CS careers – Kaleva, Dipoli Chair: Lauren Margulieux, Georgia State University, USA |
10:45-12:15 | Using Social Cognitive Career Theory to Understand Why Students Choose to Study Computer Science Amnah Alshahrani (Univ. of Strathclyde); Isla Ross (Univ. of Strathclyde); Murray Wood (Univ. of Strathclyde) |
How Mother and Father Support Affect Youths’ Interest in Computer Science Jody Clarke-Midura (Utah State Univ.); Frederick Poole (Utah State Univ.); Katarina Pantic (Utah State Univ.); Chongning Sun (Utah State Univ.); Vicki Allan (Utah State Univ.) |
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“I told you this last time, right?”: Re-visiting narratives of STEM education Sebastian Dziallas (Univ. Kent); Sally Fincher (Univ. Kent) |
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12:15-13:15 | Lunch – Sief, Dipoli |
Session 10 | Case studies of assessment and studying – Kaleva, Dipoli Chair: Daniel Zingaro, University of Toronto Mississauga, Canada |
13:15-14:45 | TA Marking Parties: Worth the Price of Pizza? Evaluating TA Confidence and Efficacy in Group vs. Individual Marking Scenarios Brian Harrington (Univ. of Toronto); Marzieh Ahmadzadeh (Univ. of Toronto); Nick Cheng (Univ. of Toronto); Eric Wang (Univ. of Toronto); Vladimir Efimov (Univ. of Toronto) |
Exploring how students perform in Theory of Computation courses using final exam and homework assignments data Christiane Frede (Univ. of Hamburg); Maria Knobelsdorf (Univ. of Vienna) |
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Applying a Gesture Taxonomy to Introductory Computing Concepts Amber Solomon (Georgia Inst. of Technology); Betsy Disalvo (Georgia Inst. of Technology); Mark Guzdial (Georgia Inst. of Technology); Ben Shapiro (Vanderbilt Univ.) |
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Closing Session – Kaleva, Dipoli | |
14:45-15:30 | Paper awards (John Henry & Chairs Award), attendee feedback, announcements |
16:00-17:45 | Work in Progress workshop – Poli & Valsta, Dipoli Colleen Lewis and Mark Guzdial, organizers |
Thursday August 16 | |
09.00-14.00 | Work in Progress workshop – Poli & Valsta, Dipoli Colleen Lewis and Mark Guzdial, organizers |