Computer Science Education Research by Sally Fincher, Marian ... - 9789026519697

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Computer Science Education ResearchAuthor(s): Sally Fincher, Marian Petre\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge Falmer\nISBN-13: 9789026519697, 978-9026519697\nSynopsis\nThis book provides an overview of how to approach computer science education research from a pragmatic perspective. It represents the diversity of traditions and approaches inherent in this interdisciplinary area, while also providing a structure within which to make sense of that diversity. It provides multiple 'entry points'- to literature, to methods, to topics\nPart One, 'The Field and the Endeavor', frames the nature and conduct of research in computer science education. Part Two, 'Perspectives and Approaches', provides a number of grounded chapters on particular topics or themes, written by experts in each domain. These chapters cover the following topics:\n* design\n* novice misconceptions\n* programming environments for novices\n* algorithm visualisation\n*.