How high is the coding barrier? A quantitative analysis of student transitions from stage 1 to stage 2 programming

Chetwynd, Frances; Aiken, Fiona and Jefferis, Helen (2017). How high is the coding barrier? A quantitative analysis of student transitions from stage 1 to stage 2 programming. In: HEA STEM Conference 2017, 1-2 Feb 2017, Manchester Conference Centre.

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Abstract

In this presentation we will report an on-going project designed to investigate how well Sense (a development of Scratch) prepares students for Stage 2 programming studies at the Open University UK. The discussion here will focus on the quantitative analysis of assessment grades achieved at Stage 2 on a Java-based module compared to those achieved at Stage 1 on the Sense-based module. In addition we discuss whether lack of progress at Stage 2 can be linked to a student’s performance in programming at Stage 1.

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