Computer Science Education Research

Computer Science Education Research 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 inter-disciplinary area, while providing a structure within which to make sense of that diversity. It provides multiple "entry points" - to literature, to methods, to topics - inviting readers to explore further for themselves, where their interests may take them. The book indicates the range of motivations, of traditions, of research design, of techniques in an attempt to provide orientation for someone new to research in this area. Part 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: design, novice misconceptions, programming environments for novices, algorithm visualization, a schema theory view on learning to program, and critical enquiry as a theoretical approach to computer science education research. Juxtaposed and taken together, these c