Dr Mark Zarb m.zarb@rgu.ac.uk
Associate Professor
An international investigation into student concerns regarding transition into higher education computing.
Zarb, Mark; Alshaigy, Bedour; Bouvier, Dennis; Glassey, Richard; Hughes, Janet; Riedesel, Charles
Authors
Bedour Alshaigy
Dennis Bouvier
Richard Glassey
Janet Hughes
Charles Riedesel
Abstract
The experience of transitioning into and starting higher education is very much an individual one, with some applicants viewing the prospect of higher education as an unknown entity. For those who are first in their family or community to consider higher education, it can seem to be an "alien environment". This is just one of the issues that lead to applicants experiencing levels of concern when considering a transition into higher education. This international working group aims to answer the following research question: "What are the concerns that computing students have with regards to their transition into higher education?" A survey was administered and the results evaluated.
Citation
ZARB, M., ALSHAIGY, B., BOUVIER, D., GLASSEY, R., HUGHES, J. and RIEDESEL, C. 2018. An international investigation into student concerns regarding transition into higher education computing. In Proceedings companion of the 23rd Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Innovation and technology in computer science education conference 2018 (ITiCSE 2018), 02-04 July 2018, Larnaca, Cyprus. New York: ACM [online], pages 107-129. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1145/3293881.3295780
Conference Name | 23rd Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Innovation and technology in computer science education conference 2018 (ITiCSE 2018) |
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Conference Location | Larnaca, Cyprus |
Start Date | Jul 2, 2018 |
End Date | Jul 4, 2018 |
Acceptance Date | Mar 7, 2018 |
Online Publication Date | Jul 7, 2018 |
Publication Date | Jul 7, 2018 |
Deposit Date | Sep 24, 2019 |
Publicly Available Date | Sep 24, 2019 |
Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) |
Pages | 107-129 |
ISBN | 9781450362238 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1145/3293881.3295780 |
Keywords | Conserns; Transitions; CS1; Retention; Higher education |
Public URL | https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/392149 |
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