ERIC Number: EJ1382812
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 8
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ISSN: ISSN-0271-0633
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Interactions between Self-Regulated Learning and Assessment for Learning in an Undergraduate Introductory Computer Science Course
Chen, Peggy P.
New Directions for Teaching and Learning, n174 p49-56 Sum 2023
Many introductory computer science (CS) courses are intended to address the increased demand for computer literacy and the development of cross-cutting concepts and practices of computational thinking (CT). Colleges and universities offer introductory CS courses every semester toward this end. The issue is centered on how to support CT learning in a large introductory CS course. To do it, an introductory CS course was designed to enrich CT by embedding short episodes of assessments to facilitate learning (AfL) and to support students' self-regulated learning (SRL). This chapter begins by articulating the intricacies of the underlying processes of SRL, principles of AfL, and computational thinking practices in CS. Using the undergraduate introductory CS course referred to above, key practices of SRL and AfL will be illustrated to demonstrate how student learning of CS programming is structured with various online and offline supports. The chapter then concludes by appraising aspects of this CS course with practical suggestions for supporting student SRL and their learning of CS programming.
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Computer Science Education, Computer Literacy, Thinking Skills, Metacognition, Teaching Methods, Undergraduate Students, Educational Principles, Course Descriptions, Programming, Student Evaluation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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